Dr. Delores Conway, director of the Casden Real Estate Economics Forecast at the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, is quoted in the July 5, 2009 edition of the Los Angeles Times
Vacancies give renters room to negotiate
Los Angeles Times
By Lauren Beale
...L.A. County's vacancy rate rose to 5.3% in the first quarter. As more Southland apartments go empty, property owners are more willing to negotiate lease details...
..."It's definitely a renter's market," said Delores Conway, director of the Casden Real Estate Economics Forecast at the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate...
...Not only are adult children moving back to live with parents, but "we're seeing the reverse, parents living with adult children," USC's Conway said. "To bring in income, they'll rent out the mother's house."...
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