{"id":2588,"date":"2014-11-08T19:14:57","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T19:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=2588"},"modified":"2014-11-08T19:14:57","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T19:14:57","slug":"these-7-charts-show-why-the-rent-is-too-damn-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/upsidez\/?p=2588","title":{"rendered":"These 7 Charts Show Why the Rent Is Too Damn High"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2014\/06\/rental-affordability-crisis-hud','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/files\/rent_sign.png\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2014\/06\/rental-affordability-crisis-hud\\'&gt;These 7 charts show why the rent is too damn high&lt;\/a&gt;More Americans than ever before are unable to afford rent. Here\\'s a look at why the rent is too damn high and what can be done about it. Part of the problem has to do with simple supply and demand. Millions of Americans lost their homes during the foreclosure crisis, and many of those folks flooded into the rental market.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.motherjones.com%2Fpolitics%2F2014%2F06%2Frental-affordability-crisis-hud\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;Motherjones&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/files\/rent_sign.png\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2014\/06\/rental-affordability-crisis-hud'>These 7 charts show why the rent is too damn high<\/a>More Americans than ever before are unable to afford rent. Here&#8217;s a look at why the rent is too damn high and what can be done about it. Part of the problem has to do with simple supply and demand. Millions of Americans lost their homes during the foreclosure crisis, and many of those folks flooded into the rental market.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.motherjones.com%2Fpolitics%2F2014%2F06%2Frental-affordability-crisis-hud\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">Motherjones<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These 7 charts show why the rent is too damn highMore Americans than ever before are unable to afford rent. Here&#8217;s a look at why the rent is too damn high and what can be done about it. 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