Rent vs. Mortgage: Cost Gap Widens
[{"id": "cu22mu5", "text": "I don't see an explanation of potential drivers..\n\nCosts don't simply rise without some reason (or fall for that matter)..  what's driving the increased demand for rentals while simultaneously not increasing demand for homeowners?", "replies": [{"id": "cu24tiv", "text": "Phoenix Metro Rental Housing Boom Explained in one [chart](http://abimultifamily.com/phoenix-metro-rental-housing-boom-explained-in-one-chart/).  Although this chart is germane to the Phoenix Metro only, same thing is happening across the country", "replies": [{"id": "cu25x0c", "text": "That's definitely the tread,  just hoping to understand the drivers.\n\n", "replies": [{"id": "cu2bjrl", "text": "Next week we'll be releasing an in-depth, 20 page analysis including detailed map (with interactive online map following shortly thereafter) covering all developments (for rent, for sale) and economic corridors in the Downtown Phoenix CBD.  If you read that, at least for the Phoenix Metro, you'll see the players developing and the economic forces behind the urban push.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}, {"id": "cu68w3i", "text": "Here's the [Downtown Phoenix Multifamily Development Map &amp; Report](http://abimultifamily.com/abinsight-downtown-phx/) I referenced in my previous comment.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]