November 6, 2025

California continues to tackle its housing affordability crisis through one of the nation’s strongest rent stabilization measures the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482). As the state experiences rising costs and tightening rental supply, this law helps protect millions of renters from sudden or excessive rent hikes while giving landlords clearer guidelines for compliance. […]

Whenever the conversation turns to housing affordability, most people’s minds immediately jump to one solution: build more affordable housing. It’s an understandable reaction after all, rents have been rising sharply, and lower-income families are feeling the squeeze the most. But according to economist Bill Conerly, author of a recent Forbes article, the reality is more