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		JamesBarney on March 26, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. rent has increased 175% faster than household... Why would lower interest rates drive increasing rent prices?

jayd16 on March 26, 2021 [–]

Lower rates increase house prices. High house prices push buyers out of the house market and into the rent market. More renters increase rent prices.

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