Rising rents in the Boston area are forcing families to spend a higher portion of their income on housing costs, according to the Boston Foundation’s Housing Report Card, which was released yesterday.
Globe reporter Kimberly Blanton writes about the foundation report and rent prices in the city in today’s Business section.
At the same time, renter incomes [...]

With more homeowners losing their homes to foreclosure, and home sales slowing the rental market has been flooded with potential tenants. But what could have been a boon for apartment complexes never has materialized.
With more affordable homes entering the rental market, apartment complexes are struggling to sign leases.
Between the first quarter of 2007 and the [...]