The Rent Really Is Too Damn High

If you live in a big city these days, chances are you or someone you know has complained about the ever-increasing price of rent. Laci Green looks at the real numbers out there and and tells us if rent really is too damn high.

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America's Rental Housing
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New numbers show San Francisco has nation's highest rents
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"Knowing what you want in a rental apartment is pretty easy: space, location, storage, beautiful floors, light, etc. Finding all of those things within your budget can be a bit more difficult."

'Cost-burdened' renters reach all-time high, study says
http://www.latimes.com/business/money...
"The number of American renters paying unaffordable amounts for housing reached an all-time high last year, as tenants grappled with rising rents and meager income growth, a new report says."

Study Shows Rising Rent Straining Family Budgets
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/st...
"Many Americans who live in rental properties can't keep up with the cost of higher and higher rents, according to a new study by Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies."

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