YIMBY Want to Raise Your Rent.

The article discusses the rise of the YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) movement in the US, which advocates for increased housing supply as a solution to high housing costs. The YIMBY movement argues that restrictive government regulations and NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) opposition to development are the main causes of expensive housing. However, the article suggests that YIMBY's focus on deregulation and increasing housing supply oversimplifies the complex nature of urban planning and fails to consider the potential negative impacts on other urban systems. The article also questions the true intentions of the YIMBY movement, suggesting that their support for rent control may be disingenuous and that their ultimate goal is to benefit developers at the expense of tenants. The article concludes by advocating for community-based grassroots organizing and comprehensive land use planning as a more effective approach to addressing housing issues. [Extracted from the article]