Time to pay up for housing

For Tampa residents, higher rents have come due.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. October 4, 2019
Mark Wemple. Tampa is becoming less affordable for renters, according to a Rent.com study.
Mark Wemple. Tampa is becoming less affordable for renters, according to a Rent.com study.
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Tampa’s reputation as one of the most affordable major U.S. cities for renters has taken a hit from a study, commissioned by Rent.com, that shows dramatic rises in the cost to rent an apartment in five desirable neighborhoods.

 

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