Discussion on question by grovkin: Is there a correlation between high rents and high levels of *legal* immigrants?

Note : immigration happens more to areas with plenty of jobs, areas with plenty of jobs tend to be stronger economically, people in areas that are stronger economically can afford higher rents, places where people are moving to have high demand for living space.

@grovkin While people are seeking rent, I'm not sure this counts as rent-seeking.

@grovkin Most definitions would require some 'artificial' suppression of supply, or increase in demand, which would fit equally well with the kind of slum landlord lots of building regulations attempt to prevent. Purely maximising the value of rent received is more in lineyour common or garden market economy.