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The Daily Free Press

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A new study has found that the city selected to be the home of Amazon’s new headquarters will likely experience a rise in rent costs. If Boston is selected, they predict rent will increase by an additional 1.4 percent. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Rents to increase in city selected for Amazon HQ2

Riley Villiers April 29, 2018
Rents will rise in the future home of Amazon’s second headquarters, according to a study released Wednesday by Zillow, an online real estate company. This “Amazon Effect,” the report states, will raise the price of rent in addition to the already increasing rent costs across the country.
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