Renters in Madison are dealing with increasingly unaffordable housing caused mainly by a housing shortage and a tight market, says a professor of urban planning.
Madison also has a consistently low vacancy rate and not very many real estate developers, especially developers willing to work with the government to create //housing affordable for lower income brackets.//
Meanwhile, salaries are often not going up, so unless housing production increases to meet demand, rent will likely continue to increase, according to one analyst.
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