MARC STILES REPORTED IN A RECENT PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL  FEATURE THAT “MORE THAN A FIFTH OF RENTERS IN SEATTLE COULD AFFORD TO BUY HOUSES,” A FACT THAT IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SEEMINGLY EVER-RISING COST TO RENT IN SEATTLE.

Seattle’s rent is currently growing faster than any other city in the U.S., this according to the Seattle Times as June 2015 vs. June 2016 rent comparisons revealed a staggering 9.7% increase. What’s more, “rents are soaring so fast that June’s 1.1 percent monthly price gain in the Seattle area beat out the growth that Chicago and Washington, D.C., have seen in an entire year.”
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