Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for June 17, 2020
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June 17, 2020: Manhattan’s real estate market has been hard hit by the pandemic and lockdown orders. Last month, 7,420 empty apartments were listed for rent. That’s a 34% increase over the previous year.[1]
It’s also the highest number of available apartments ever recorded since real estate appraiser Miller Samuel started collecting the data in 2006.[1]
In May, the number of new leases signed fell by 62%.[1]
Larger and more expensive apartments are the hardest hit.[1]
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- June 16, 2020 –30% of voters say the economy is top voting issue
- June 15, 2020 –805 years ago today Magna Carta was accepted by King John
- June 12, 2020 –51% of voters worry about economic threat from pandemic more than health threat
- June 11, 2020 –22% of registered voters don’t think it matters whether Trump or Biden wins
- June 10, 2020 –29% of voters believe worst of the pandemic is behind us
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- Documenting America's Path to Recovery
- State government responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
- Government responses to and political effects of the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 (New York)
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