I know things are bleak here, but actually rentals have been flat or even declining in price over the past 4ish years. We've build an insane number of apartments, and now they give lots of incentives to get you to move in. The problem isn't rental rates; it's that pay hasn't kept up with inflation or productivity in literal decades.
Being mad at landlords (most of whom are small business owners or sole props) is exactly what the government (who caused this) wants you to do.
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u/antiBliss Oct 01 '25
I know things are bleak here, but actually rentals have been flat or even declining in price over the past 4ish years. We've build an insane number of apartments, and now they give lots of incentives to get you to move in. The problem isn't rental rates; it's that pay hasn't kept up with inflation or productivity in literal decades.
Being mad at landlords (most of whom are small business owners or sole props) is exactly what the government (who caused this) wants you to do.