Word: rent
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...costs so much money now to rent an apartment", Dunn says. "It's very, very costly for people to move now. Maybe [people] are not moving as readily as they did before...
Dominguez says there are many other perks that drew him to affiliated housing. HPRE does not require a first and last month's rent or a security deposit, like private sector landlords. Rents can also be term-billed...
Many landlords prefer to rent to Harvard affiliates, Dunn says, because they "feel the students are reliable". Local alums often prefer to list with HPRE for the same reason...
...rent control in 1994 also gave HPRE on opportunity to reclaim many apartments. Through a deal with the city of Cambridge, HPRE arranged to offer its housing only to affiliates, rather than the public. In exchange, rent control tenants living in Harvard buildings can stay indefinitely, paying their rent control rates. Also, Harvard will pay a fee to the city in lieu of taxes on student only buildings...
...affiliates and rent control tenants gradually leave Harvard housing, Keller says, about 500 more apartments will become available to affiliates...