2026 Ballot Question

Housing Costs Are Too High. Rent Control Makes It Worse.

94% of Massachusetts voters say housing costs are too high. Economists, local leaders, and housing experts know that rent control raises taxes, lowers home values, and reduces the number of homes being built.

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351

Communities impacted statewide

10%

Increase in Property Taxes

14%

Drop in property values

Rent Control is the Wrong Approach

Housing costs are a real challenge across Massachusetts.

Research from institutions like MIT, Stanford, and Tufts show policies like rent control create far worse problems:

Higher property taxes
Lower property values
Fewer homes being built

That affects everyone. Whether you rent or own.

Higher Property Taxes

Analysis from Tufts University suggests communities could face significant tax increases or cuts to local services as the tax base shrinks.

Lower Home Values

Research shows rent control can reduce home values across entire neighborhoods—not just rental properties.

Fewer Housing Options

Massachusetts already needs more than 200,000 new homes. Policies that do nothing to create homes worsen our housing crisis.

Reduced Housing Supply

A major Stanford study found rent control led to a 15% reduction in rental housing supply and a 5.1% rent increase in San Francisco.

What Experts & Leaders Are Saying

Governor Maura Healey has said rent control “is not going to be the solution” to the housing crisis and has warned that investment is already leaving Massachusetts.

Local mayors, economists, and housing experts across the Commonwealth have raised similar concerns about higher taxes, reduced housing supply, and long-term economic impacts.

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