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Rents Are Booming, But for How Long?

The largest U.S. apartment landlords are betting that hordes of millennials streaming into cities will keep pushing rents sky-high. But an expected spike in new supply in some key markets suggests their wager might be shakier than they thought.  Click here to read the full story...

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