Rent Control in Minneapolis and St. Paul: Program features and potential impacts
Edward G. Goetz
Saturday, February 26, 2022 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
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Rent control comes in many varieties in the U.S. In this talk, Prof. Edward Goetz of the University of Minnesota describes the range of different approaches that have been used by cities across the country and summarizes what the research says about their impacts. Goetz will then take a look at the Minneapolis and St. Paul initiatives and how they might affect the local housing market in each city.
Edward G. Goetz is professor of urban planning at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and director of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) at the University of Minnesota. His expertise is in housing and community development policy, especially as they relate to issues of race and class. He is the lead author of a report to the City Council of Minneapolis on Rent Stabilization, the author of five books and numerous articles on affordable housing policy and planning. His most recent book is The One Way Street of Integration: Fair Housing and the Pursuit of Racial Justice in American Cities, published by Cornell University Press.
Rent control comes in many varieties in the U.S. In this talk, Prof. Edward Goetz of the University of Minnesota describes the range of different approaches that have been used by cities across the country and summarizes what the research says about their impacts. Goetz will then take a look at the Minneapolis and St. Paul initiatives and how they might affect the local housing market in each city.Edward G. Goetz is professor of urban planning at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and director of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) at the University of Minnesota. His expertise is in housing and community development policy, especially as they relate to issues of race and class. He is the lead author of a report to the City Council of Minneapolis on Rent Stabilization, the author of five books and numerous articles on affordable housing policy and planning. His most recent book is The One Way Street of Integration: Fair Housing and the Pursuit of Racial Justice in American Cities, published by Cornell University Press.