19. Vuokramarkkinoista

Löysin seuraavanlaisen artikkelin netistä. Artikkeli kertoo USA:n vuokratasoista alueittan, lyhensin artikkelia ja otin lisäksi mukaan tuon Orange Countyn pikku-osion. Tämä alue on luokiteltu viidenneksi kalleimmaksi.

Real EstateBest Markets For Landlords
Matt Woolsey, 09.05.07, 12:01 AM ET

Whether they're waiting out the housing storm, or smack in the middle of it, an increasing number of Americans are choosing to rent, not own. And that's good news for landlords and investors.

Foreclosures and risky lending have dogged the housing market. As lenders have tightened their standards, attractive mortgages have grown harder to come by. Yet rental fundamentals have remained strong, especially in the 10 areas that made our list of Best Markets for Landlords.

Tops on our list: New York City, where in the last 12 months rents have jumped between 7.4% and 7.9% across the Class A, B and C apartment classifications ("A" being the most luxurious, "C" being the least). In the Big Apple, 80% of the population rents, and the city's unaffordable housing entices few to make the leap to home ownership.

In Pictures: Best Markets For Landlords
Rounding out the top five are Seattle (where rental-property construction has been low since 2003), San Francisco, and Oakland and Orange County, Calif. Credit the giddiness of West Coast landlords to the general lack of affordable housing in those markets.

5. Orange County, Calif.
Rents here are high, but they are still a cheap alternative to buying. Though not on par with the Bay Area or New York in terms of rent growth, Orange County prices have experienced robust increases of 5.3%, to $1,758 per month, in the Class A division, and a 6% jump, to $1,354, in Class B/C.

Niin ja pitää lisätä, että tuossa viikko sitten oltiin illalla lillumassa poreammeessa. Olin näkeväni altaan vieressä juoma-automaattien luona jotain liikettä, hiippailin kattomaan, mutta en nähnyt mitään. Myöhemmin Santerikin huomasi, että jotain liikkuu. Seisottii hiljaa katsomassa, kun iso rotta lyllersi esiin limsa-automaatin takaa. Mie kirkasin nii, ettei se rotta varmaa enää uskalla tulla takas. Seuraavana päivänä Santeri vihjaisi managementille, että kannattais varmaan tehdä jotain... Tälläistä täällä USA:n viidenneksi kalleimmalla alueella. ;)