Vacancy rates have been declining at apartments around the U.S., and that means that rents are climbing -- and likely will head even higher in the next year.

Vacancy rates have been declining at apartment buildings across the U.S., sending rents soaring. And because housing makes up a big part of core inflation, those higher rents could translate into a doubling of the inflation rate this year.

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Rising Rents Could Be the Spark That Reignites Inflation originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:00:00.

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