not a monthly mortgage payment to a lender, but rather a monthly rent payment to a landlord. Rental housing is the typical … second section, Rent Trends, describes rent trends from 1990 through 2009; and the third section, Affordable Rental Housing … Stock Trends, examines trends in rental housing affordability, as measured by rent burdens and affordable supply gap …

Rising rents in German cities have led to an intense debate about the need for tighter rent controls in housing markets … makers, the rental brake has, at best, no impact in the short run. At worst, it even accelerates rent increases both in …