The proposal is an attempt to seize momentum on one of the campaign’s top issues — the housing crisis — and could affect nearly one million homes, or about 40 percent of the city’s rental market.
It’s also part of a continuing attack on the front-runner in the race, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, who pays $2,300 a month for a rent-stabilized one-bedroom apartment in Astoria, Queens.
See, I think that’s the inherent problem. The idealized case isn’t the norm.
This is the norm:
https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-realpage-algorithmic-pricing-scheme-harms-millions-american-renters
Which means in our world, rent control is mandatory. Yeah, it sucks for the minority of honest brokers (LOL! Real Estate joke!), but the fact is they are a tiny minority of rentals.