The Housing Bust Shakes Up Rentals

In most housing downturns, rental markets thrive. This time, a glut of properties has put the brakes on rent hikes in many cities.

For many Americans, as property values sink and mortgage interest payments rise, the dream of homeownership has turned into a nightmare. In the past, however, one group of people who have tended to ride out real estate downturns are landlords, who can raise rents while potential buyers sit on the sidelines waiting for conditions to settle. But not this year. Rent growth in 2007 actually went flat in some metro areas hardest hit by the housing meltdown.

Read more about rentals and how they are effected by the recent housing industry problems. (yahoo.com)