Matthew Yglesias Discusses Rising Rents: Is Your Rent Too High?

The Takeaway

We’re still feeling the effects of the housing crisis, and one of the places it’s affecting Americans most is in the cost of housing. Housing and the economy – and particularly how lower income families are coping with the crisis – will continue to be a central part of the debate going into the general election. But are we having the right discussion about housing prices? How do the on-the-ground effects of the crisis affect the economy, and what can be done about them? In his new e-book, “The Rent is Too Damn High,” Matthew Yglesisas takes a closer look at how high rents and housing prices are affecting the country, often in ways you wouldn’t expect – and in ways that are little discussed.

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