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					Originally Posted by katiesue  Housing market is dropping - and yet my rent is going up $80/month   | 
	
 Yup. The housing market is dropping because loan money has tightened up so less people can buy a home plus there are all the people getting foreclosed on.  Guess where they all go?  That's right. Into the rental market.  More demand means higher prices.