tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post1210590657776937420..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Apartment Rents Continue to RiseRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-38410244554011894232013-01-08T16:51:10.993-05:002013-01-08T16:51:10.993-05:00Yours truly was out in Southern California this we...Yours truly was out in Southern California this weekend past looking at the apartment inventory and was told by one agent at a large, well-known development that they had leased 12 apartments just in the previous day when normally they'd lease 12 in one month.<br /><br />It's just one anecdote and just one apartment complex but judging by the fact that many nearby are at 97% capacity or Taylor Conanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270678440957992085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2209065924872247912013-01-08T09:53:31.612-05:002013-01-08T09:53:31.612-05:00I understand you point to above to show inflation,...I understand you point to above to show inflation, due to The Mad Printer, but IMO, it also brings to question your thesis that home prices -- esp in some areas -- are up 30+% over the past year.<br /><br />As I've pointed out, those home stats are distorted. But more directly: wouldn't apt rental price increase be very similar to home price increases? Something seems amiss.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com