If the people want rent control, they’ll get rent control and capital and newcomers will have to deal with it.
“Better” and “worse” are subjective. Affordable housing vs “fair” free market housing selection will be governed by individual belief systems. It’s possible local citizens don’t want what some consider “better.” Up to the people who live there to vote for what they want.
Sweden seems to want rent control, so rent control it is and the discussion is academic (still interesting, but highly unlikely to lead to a delta in current outcome trajectory).
“Better” and “worse” are subjective. Affordable housing vs “fair” free market housing selection will be governed by individual belief systems. It’s possible local citizens don’t want what some consider “better.” Up to the people who live there to vote for what they want.
Sweden seems to want rent control, so rent control it is and the discussion is academic (still interesting, but highly unlikely to lead to a delta in current outcome trajectory).