In expensive cities, rents fall for the rich — but rise for the poor [washingtonpost.com]

U.S. cities struggling with soaring housing costs have found some success in lowering rents this year, but that relief has not reached the renters most at risk of losing their housing.

Nationally, the pace of rent increases is beginning to slow down, with the average rent in at least six cities falling since last summer, according to Zillow data.

But the decline is being driven primarily by decreasing prices for high-end rentals. People in low-end housing, the apartments and other units that house working-class residents, are still paying more than ever.

[For more on this story by Jeff Stein, go to https://www.washingtonpost.com...m_term=.99af63f0bd6c]