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"Cities that allow more apartments see slower rent growth."

Neutral summary. The claim connects zoning changes to later rents. Supply is not the only thing that moves rent — jobs, rates, and household size do too — so the useful comparisons hold those as still as they can. Posted by sample_member · 9 days ago · 640 followers

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A metro study of upzoning and rent growth over five years

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Building-permit counts after a zoning change

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A study that finds new buildings raise rents on the same block in the short run

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Cities that built little and still saw rents cool when jobs left

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Starter example · 6h ago

Before this leans either way, the two sources need the same years and the same geography. Right now they might be describing different places.

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