Article: In many cities, rent grows out of reach

[Brie Schmidt]

An analysis for The New York Times by Zillow, the real estate website, found 90 cities where the median rent — not including utilities — was more than 30 percent of the median gross income.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/many-cities-rent-grows-reach-184511143.html

[Jean Bolger]

This is disturbing, and it's one of the reasons I'm happier investing in an area with lower rents than in my home town. I want to provide decent housing at a decent price, not gouge people who have no other choice.