Why rents are rising too fast
Rich-world tenants are angry, and have reason to be
Across advanced economies the rental market is undergoing a profound change. In the years before covid-19 struck, rents were high but not growing fast: the cost of leasing a home rose by about 2% a year, according to official data. During the pandemic, rental inflation slowed and, in some cities, rents fell as landlords desperately looked for tenants.
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This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Flat out”
Finance & economics
March 22nd 2025- The Trump administration is playing a dangerous stockmarket game
- Even the Trumpiest stocks are suffering
- Can anything get China’s shoppers to spend?
- Where will be the next electric-vehicle superpower?
- Beneath investors’ feet, the ground is shifting
- Why rents are rising too fast
- America’s Democrats should embrace “abundance liberalism”
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