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Apartment Affordability Fears: Overhyped and Misdirected

CARROLLTON, TX—There's ample evidence that market-rate apartments, on the whole, are nowhere near an affordability crisis, writes Jay Parsons at MPF Research in this EXCLUSIVE commentary.

By Jay Parsons | Updated on December 01, 2015

CARROLLTON, TX—In a July 31 earnings call, Camden Property Trust CEO Rick Campo was asked directly about the risk of rising rents pushing apartment renters out the door.

His tongue-in-cheek response: Camden renters “have the ability to pay higher rents and we want to give them that opportunity.”

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