So cities like Denver and Austin are probably not seeing as much outmigration, but are also probably seeing some immigration from the VHCOL areas.
So cities like Denver and Austin are probably not seeing as much outmigration, but are also probably seeing some immigration from the VHCOL areas.
English pronunciation is a mess.
In the case of a lease, you can’t just skip town for a few months to save money.
Also, there have been some reports of record amounts of lease breaking. Considering that that behavior was probably close to non-existent before the pandemic, the 'record' amount is probably only a few % of leases at most. But it kinda makes sense. If you have access to free or cheap housing (i.e. staying with parents/family, etc...), and if that housing has a better 'pandemic quality of life' (i.e. more square footage, access to outdoors, etc...) than breaking your lease is somewhat rational. Worst case, they force you to pay the remainder of your lease. Best case, they re-rent it or let you get out without paying. Either way, your are improving your QOL, and you are not any worse off financially then you would have been if you stayed in the rental till the end of your lease.