Real-time Rents are NOT falling, as White House Economists like Jared Bernstein and NY Fed President John Williams claim: Zillow Rent Index

by FarrisAT Sources: https://www.zillow.com/research/march-2023-rental-report-32399/ https://www.zumper.com/blog/rental-price-data/ https://www.apartmentlist.com/research/national-rent-data Asking rents climbed by $9, or 0.5%, from February to March, according to the latest reading of the Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI). That builds on February’s 0.3% increase, when monthly rent growth turned positive …

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Asking rents reach record high in April, some areas see 30% surge in prices… The cost of groceries keep going higher…

by Boo_Randy Heckova job, “Zimbabwe Ben” Bernanke, Yellen the Felon, and Jerome Powell. Your ultra-easy monetary policies have turned shelter, a basic human need, into a speculative asset class & priced millions of lower-income people out of decent housing. https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/asking-rents-april-2022-austin-portland-south-florida …

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Rents reach ‘insane’ levels with no end in sight… The credit impulse it is clearly moving downward…. The Fed has no choice

In the 50 largest U.S. metro areas, median rent rose an astounding 💣19.3% 💣from December 2020 to December 2021, according to a https://t.co/wXJ6ruWdLM analysis@CeciliaERouse @econjared46 @BrianDeeseNEC @drlisadcook @SBloomRaskin @steveliesman https://t.co/U55VVgvxvK — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) February 21, 2022 Rents reach ‘insane’ levels …

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Housing Rents Soar 22% Since Jan 2020, Food Up 67.25% Since July 2020, Laguna Beach CA Condo Prices UP 272% Since July 2020 (Fed Worsens Wealth Inequality)

by confoundedinterest17 Talk about government making wealth inequality worse. But The Federal Reserve, part of wealth inequality problem, apparently just can’t say no to worsening inequality. Median asking rent for housing (white line) in the US rose 22% since January 2020, the …

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Apartment Rental Market: Houston Rents Plunge Most; Southern California Lose Grip. New York, Washington DC, Chicago Down. “Mid-Tier” Cities Red-Hot

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Where Apartment Rents Fell & Where They Surged: March Update In San Francisco, the most expensive major rental market in the US, the median asking rent in March for one-bedroom apartments jumped 8.8% from last year …

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