For
With rent control and housing policies, yes.
Against
Rising demand always pushes prices up.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“Social housing is a solution implemented in several cities around the world that has shown good results.”
“Enable municipalities or public trusts to retain ownership and lease land for affordable housing development at non-market rates.”
“The price of land in those centers increases due to demand.”
“The only way for prices to go down is to decrease demand or increasing supply.”