Hopeful

https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-board-votes-to-consider-rent-freeze-keeping-mamdani-pledge-alive?sfmc_id=53215742&nypr_member=Unknown

#NYC #RentStablization #RentGuidelinesBoard #RentFreeze #MayorMamdami

lol, I bet that cheap stunt didn't change one voter's mind either...

#UKPol #UKPolitics #Labour #IranWar #RentFreeze #GreenParty

Didn't the Greens suggest this first?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/27/rachel-reeves-considering-rent-freeze-to-limit-iran-war-fallout

#RachelReeves #RentFreeze #IranWar #StraitOfHormuz #UKPol #UKPolitics #Greens #GreenParty #Labour

JW Mason on affordable housing in Mamdani's NYC

'The great majority of residential buildings have rental income well above their operating costs, and they could be profitably operated even with rents much lower than today’s. So in principle, there is space for the RGB not just to freeze the rent, but to roll back regulated rents by some significant percent. The big obstacle to a mandated rent reduction is not the real costs of providing housing, but the financial commitments inherited from the past'

#affordableHousing #nyc #rentFreeze #mamdani #humaneEconomics

https://www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/after-the-rent-freeze/

WBAI Panel Why Zohran Mamdani’s Inaugural Speech Matters Nationally

Zohran Mamdani’s speech challenged austerity politics and redefined governance. A WBAI panel explains its national implications.

Priskontroller. Som i Schweiz. "a regulated market where part of the pricing is fixed in advance". I Berlin 2020 infördes tak på hyror. I efterkrigstidens Sverige fanns fram till 1956 omfattande prisreglering genom Statens priskontrollnämnd. Det var den tiden då socialdemokraterna var i en sorts hegemonisk position.

I ingen av fallen är det ens i närheten av "kommunistiskt". Tvärtom är alla fallen tydliga exempel på kapitalistisk ekonomi med regleringar. Tillfälliga prisregleringar på vissa basvaror infördes till och med i Macrons Frankrike 2022.

Därför tycker jag själva formuleringen som jag tidigare såg på SVT, "av motståndarna kallad kommunist", om New Yorks nya borgmästare, blir väldans skev. Det är ju inte "motståndare" i allmänhet, utan dagens Trump-dominerade republikaner som använder epitetet. En extrem och absurd benämning för en politik för frysning av hyror. Det vill säga reglerad marknad. Det bör klargöras, eftersom det annars kan framstå som om motståndare till Zohran Mamdani i största allmänhet skulle benämna honom som "kommunist".

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/explainer-how-switzerland-is-dealing-with-rising-prices/47914788

#prisreglering #priskontroller #pristak #Mamdani #ZohranMamdani #missvisandeepitet #regleradmarknad #pricefreeze #rentfreeze #housing #boendekostnad #hyror #hyra #hyran #bostad #kostnader #uspol #nyc #nycmayor

Zohran Mamdani, LGBTQ+ ally, wins New York City mayoral election and makes history

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/zohran-mamdani-wins-nyc-mayor

Because of course he will...

https://nypost.com/2025/10/24/us-news/how-eric-adams-will-block-zohran-mamdanis-signature-rent-freeze-plan-sources/

#NYC #NYPol #EricAdams #ZohranMamdani #RentFreeze #AffordableHousing

Have been waiting to hear about whether my #PropertyOwner will let me sign another 12-month #lease, and was mentally preparing for a #rent increase of $50 or more per week.

The email finally came today. There will be another 12-month lease, and increase of $40 per month. I am beyond relieved. And I am so lucky that this well within my means.

#renting #melbourne #naarm #RentFreeze #Property