16% eviction rate. Seems about right to me. My WAG is that 20% of renters are such dirtbags that nobody should rent to them. By dirtbag I mean they either don't pay on time, or cause excessive damage, or create other livability issues such as being too noisy and disrespectful of others.
Those dirtbags are the reason everything is the cheapest materials possible, because the assumption is they have to get replaced often. It also contributes to "the rent is too dam high".
Anyhow, it seems the pandemic somehow caused housing prices to skyrocket. Hoping new construction will eventually restore some sanity to pricing, though the labor shortage has impacted that industry as well.
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