Boomerang renters and vacant apartments

When the economy is distressed, as it currently is, young adults often retreat to their parents’ homes – leaving empty apartments behind them. They’re “boomerang renters” in The Wall Street Journal’s colorful phrasing.

That’s a trend that’s not good news for the home sale market: rising apartment vacancies put downward pressure on rents, reducing the incentives for home buyers to purchase.

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