The half-assed solution is progressive taxation. Your first plot will be taxed very little. Every plot after that more and more.

It's not perfect because it is basically a subsidy to owner occupants so it won't help suburbs become denser. However, it disconnects the impact of taxation on home owners and commercial developers/investors which means home owners will be more willing to tax developers. The one benefit is that large scale development will naturally consider denser housing because they want to optimize their tax burden.

I agree. Rent control vests certain residents who for whatever reason have chosen to remain tenants in the same place for a long time, at the expense of newcomers and overall economic productivity. But for people who hate change, it works as intended. Makes it hard for new people to move in, and makes building new things an unattractive proposition.

However, with respect to affordability, a key complaint across the board, LVT does indeed help by reducing the amount of speculative holding and removing tax penalties for improvements. Under LVT residents will be able to afford better accommodations for less money. Particularly if other onerous policies are removed such as rent control, building restrictions, parking mandates, taxes on demolition, and the like.