If you think the tech economy is slowing down, try to rent a home or apartment in San Francisco.
According to a new report from the real estate experts at Nested, the city now has the highest rents around. Not just in the United States – but in the entire world.
It's no doubt largely due to the fact that the tech boom in SF and Silicon Valley is running at full speed, leaving the city with a vacancy rate below 3%.
Nested based its results not on average rents but on the price people pay per square foot. In San Francisco, renters pay $4.75, the highest among more than 100 cities around the world the agency studied.
While San Francisco lies in the epicenter of the tech sector, it's not the only city with soaring rents.
Not surprisingly, Wall Street is getting in on the act. The number of financier-owned rental properties in the United States jumped 60% last year.
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