Rents in US Rise at Fastest Pace Since 1986, Buoying Inflation

by Boo_Randy

Rents are soaring and millions are homeless, yet the Fed is still fueling Housing Bubble 2.0 with its purchases of MBSs from its bankster cronies.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-13/rents-in-us-rise-at-fastest-pace-since-1986-buoying-inflation?sref=ibr3A0ff

Rents rose in the US last month at the fastest pace since 1986, helping to propel overall inflation to a fresh four-decade high.

An index measuring rent of a primary residence was 0.8% higher in June than the month before, an acceleration from the 0.6% increase recorded in May, according to the Labor Department’s report on consumer prices published Wednesday. In the 12 months through June, rents were up 5.8%.