RENT CONTROL WOULD: Decrease the supply of affordable housing, now and in the future;Increase rents for non-controlled rental units;Deflate property values;Increase property taxes on homeowners, including condo owners.Rent control is widely discredited by most economists and housing advocates.

And I can see with a google search that economists generally don't like it and many people across the board generally don't like the idea of it and landlords say they hate it.

And the top economists in Utah have suggested a flat market here for the next 12 months - not down. 

I have heard many an economist state that a "healthy" housing market is one where a home is on the market for 60 days. 60 days means you have about a 6 month supply of houses. 

Many economists have been calling for the rate increases we are just now seeing since 2013 or so, the mortgage industry of course has been lobbying to stop this just as long.

Economists never give you any conclusions. 

As an economist i have been tracking a number of factors. 

But if you believe most local economists (and I'm not suggesting you should) the downturn we're starting to see is likely to be less severe than 2008-09 and not last as long. 

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE (efficient market) JOKE:An optometrist and an economist are walking down the street.The optometrist sees a $100 bill on the sidewalk and yells, "My lucky day!

Later on, after you have the basics you can become a world known economist and develop new methods, gain influence and change the way the world communicates in business.