Mamdani's Rent Freeze Is Going As Well As Expected
Mamdani's Rent Freeze Is Going As Well As Expected John Sexton 1:20 PM | August 13, 2026 AP Photo/Andres Kudacki If only someone could have predicted that the guy who ran for office promising a city-wide rent freeze was going to make things worse. Wait, didn't lots of people predict this would not go well? Back in January, I wrote about how the rent freeze would lead to higher rents.
- ▪Mamdani's Rent Freeze Is Going As Well As Expected John Sexton 1:20 PM | August 13, 2026 AP Photo/Andres Kudacki If only someone could have predicted that the guy who ran for office promising a city-wide rent freeze was going to make things
- ▪Wait, didn't lots of people predict this would not go well?
- ▪Back in January, I wrote about how the rent freeze would lead to higher rents.
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| Publication time | Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:20:55 -0400 |
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Mamdani's Rent Freeze Is Going As Well As Expected John Sexton 1:20 PM | August 13, 2026 AP Photo/Andres Kudacki If only someone could have predicted that the guy who ran for office promising a city-wide rent freeze was going to make things worse. Wait, didn't lots of people predict this would not go well? Back in January, I wrote about how the rent freeze would lead to higher rents. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); You really don't need to be a financial wizard to realize that freezing rents is going to have a serious impact on those landlords as well as potential developers who quickly realize there is no money to be made in NYC real estate.
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