Sky-high rent increases have escaped expensive coastal metros to hit fast-growing, traditionally more-affordable metros in the Sunbelt. Spreading with those price hikes are new battles over rent control.
The latest flare-up is in Orlando, Florida, which has seen some of the fastest rental price increases since the start of the pandemic, growing 20 percent over the past year according to Apartment List's latest rent report. Only Miami has seen faster rent growth.
