How are people affording rent after the new laws?

So, with the new rent price regulations that came into effect last year in the Netherlands, I’m seriously wondering how people are managing to find a place to live. From what I’ve seen, many landlords are either taking properties off the market, converting them into short-term rentals, or just straight-up ignoring the new limits.

My rental contract ends later this year, and I have no idea what I’m going to do. Prices for new listings seem just as high as before (if not worse), and finding anything affordable feels impossible.

How are you all dealing with this? Are you renewing existing contracts, moving out of cities, or just getting lucky? I have already started looking for new places to rent, but everything is super expensive and gets taken immediately out of the market anyways.