Rent Control Is Making a Comeback in US Cities—Even as It Is Proving a Disaster in Europe

After a year, Berlin's experiment with rent control is a failure," The Economist declared Tuesday.

Meanwhile, rent control policies are once again gaining momentum in US cities.

Simply put, our neighbors are losing their homes because they cannot keep up with the rent," said Minneapolis council member Jeremiah Ellison, an author of the city's rent control proposal.