Of the 9,700,000 families who rent urban homes in the U. S., about a third move every year. This week, as the illogically favorite moving day (Oct. 1) for the country's two largest cities (New York and Chicago) approached, thousands of them signed leases, hired vans, packed. Many moved to save money. Most of them found rental levels for the new season either 1) about the same as last year, or 2) definitely lower.
Reason for lower levelsdespite growing defense prosperitywas the long-term trend of urban decentralization. A vague spectre to urban...
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