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Poverty, inflation, and gov't benefits are calculated as if renters spend 30% of their income on housing. Increasingly, that number is a fantasy.
originally posted by: MystikMushroom
Usually a single/studio is going to run you more per month than getting a roommate and splitting the rent.
So yay, everyone gets to have roommates!
Lets not forget predatory scumlords...a lot of low income people can't afford to take time off to deal with small claims court.
originally posted by: MystikMushroom
Lets not forget predatory scumlords...a lot of low income people can't afford to take time off to deal with small claims court.
originally posted by: FyreByrd
Great source and biased analysis.
Seems to me it's Private Equity firms that are manipulating rates for private gain.
How statistics, such as those referenced, are derived is a whole different subject.