Why Your Rent Will Rise Again This Year

``... even with a surge in apartment construction, rents are projected to rise yet another 3.3 percent this year, to an average $1,161, according to Reis. While that's slower than last year's 3.6 percent increase, the broader upward trend isn't going away... In addition, most of the new apartments coming on the market are aimed at affluent tenants and carry higher-than-average rents. That's especially true in cities where new buildings are going up in urban core areas, which means builders need to recoup higher land and development costs.'' -- Once again the wealthy are inflating everything... they must have high-ticket mortgages from Wells Fargo and rent expensive pied-a-terres....