Despite the stock market’s general insistence that what “goes up, must come down,” the rental market seems to be on a one-sided, never-ending roller coaster. Since 2001, rental prices have been steadily increasing every year and rents have jumped faster than home values in “20 of the 35 largest markets.” (And this year, rent in April spiked 4% year-over-year, “the fastest increase in two years”).

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