Number of vacant apartments for rent in the United States in the first quarter of 2011 turned out to be almost as low as in 2008 .: now free only 6.2% of the apartments, intended for delivery, reports Bloomberg referring to a New York company Reis Inc. In late 2010, the figure was 8%, the report said. Least of all available facilities in New York: the city is available for tenants only 2.8% of the objects. High (9%), the unemployment rate and the effects of the mortgage crisis zastravlyayut people do not buy, and rent housing. "People do not tend to think about buying a home today. Especially if you feel that prices do not rise, you may still have to wait, "- says chief economist Victor Kalanog company. Rose and rents. The average effective interest rate (ie the amount you actually pay the tenant today) raised to $ 991 from $ 967 a year earlier and $ 986 in the fourth quarter. The price that ask landlords, also rose to $ 1047 to $ 1027 a year earlier and $ 1,043 in the previous quarter. The most significant increase in rates occurred in San Jose, California, where for a year rent has risen by 5.2%. According to Bloomberg .