Economic crisis is good news for renters

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 | 10:00 a.m. CDT; updated 1:07 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, October 15, 2008

The NASDAQ charts are facing down like the corner of my mouth. Retirement funds are liquidated. Crime rates will rise. I have to open a new credit card to get that second bag on an American Airlines flight. But there is good news: Buying a house or apartment will be cheap. Renting will be cheaper. From the coasts, newspapers report:

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