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Rents across U.S. rise above $2,000 a month for the first time ever

A new report shows the cost of renting a home or apartment is up 15% nationally to a new record high.
Kim Drotar says her rent rising by 22% this year is making it harder for her to save for a down payment on a house.

Kim Drotar is a public school teacher who rents an apartment in St Louis. But she doesn't have the best neighbors.

"They're 19, 20 and have parties and bang on my door in the middle of the night and, you know, just to be jerks," she says.

Drotar's a single mom with

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