Rents Keep Climbing, Overheating Inflation Debate

Rents Keep Climbing, Overheating Inflation Debate
Apartments are advertised in an area of lower Manhattan, New York City, on April 16, 2021. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Emel Akan
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The cost of renting a home continues to rise in the United States as more people return to work in metro areas, boosting demand for rental apartments.

A sustained increase in rents could lead to more persistent inflation and challenge the central bank’s view that inflation is “transitory,” experts say.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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