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Aristides's avatar

Here’s a big thing you missed, 4 of the top 10 cities you mentioned were absolutely devastated by hurricanes during the years mentioned. Fort Meyers, Naples, North Port, and Asheville are the ones I know of the top of my head, but I wouldn’t be surprised if something similar happened at the others. I have a family member that sold his house to someone local who was renting to leave and never come back. If enough people did that, it could decrease rent sizably. I think natural disasters are outliers that are hard to generalize from.

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The Boyd Institute's avatar

Great point. I wonder how Galveston, TX, fits into this narrative. Hurricane Ike caused a wave of out-migration and after rebuilding the island has seen a decade-long wave of investor-landlord activity which is kind of unwinding now.

Interesting point, thanks for sharing!

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Elliot Davies's avatar

Some really interesting data and graphics! Thanks for your work

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Romell Cummings's avatar

I see DC is not on the list...

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Nooshin Firoozbakhsh's avatar

Great read. Please read my latest post on housing advocacy:

https://substack.com/@nogoplus/note/p-176168396?r=6cyw21

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Anton Frattaroli's avatar

Apartment prices reflecting supply/demand of apartments. House prices reflect supply/demand of mortgages.

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