ND Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents (www.pew.org)
815 points by matthest 9 days ago | 1000 comments on HN ~lite vlite-2.0
Summary ~lite
The article discusses how Austin's surge in new housing construction led to a decrease in rents.
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The content discusses housing construction and rents in Austin, with no explicit human rights discussion.
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