A lot of people think that all landlords are rich so lets cap and punish them, limit rent increases but lets keep raising those good old property taxes. This will hurt the the small guy that is trying to do that little bit more to get ahead, so lets stop them. Markets will take care of themselves supply and demand. We in Canada like to punish people making money. Housing prices are increasing maybe making ....hate to say it but retirees with money in their pocket. People speculating can either make money or get burned very quickly in a downturn in the market. The thing is the vacuum in housing or renting will eventually take care of itself money from investors/ developers will chase the void. Government meddling never produces anything good, especially this one.