The rent is too high. However, government interference into rental markets has been the main reason rents are so high in the first place.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/government-intervention-not-blackrock-blame-housing-crisis

Government Intervention, Not BlackRock, Is To Blame For The Housing Crisis

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