'Thrown to the wolves': How private investors are jacking up rents and ripping off college students

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Business is booming for investors in college housing, who poured $22.9 billion into the industry last year. But for students, the picture is more fraught.

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'Rich Dad Poor Dad' author Robert Kiyosaki says Airbnb is set to spark a real estate market crash

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Kiyosaki is known for his bombastic prognostications on the US economy and markets.

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Rent prices in the US are just shy of notching a new all-time high

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Rents are so expensive that more landlords are offering free months in a bid to attract tenants.

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