http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/ ... ent28.html
Rental rates have increased by about 9% in the last year and up 6% since the Spring of 2007.
Since you all know I own, my rental costs are locked in and this increase has allowed me to now CASH FLOW my condo, as in owning costs the same amount as renting for me. (I got a killer deal in June 06 when I locked in my price)...my neighbor just sold his studio for a 23% gain (150k to 185K) in 1 year due to the developers accidently underpricing many units (didnt calculate our sqr footage right, boo ya for us).