Keep Austin expensive: Rents spike in Texas’ capital city

AUSTIN, Texas — Renting an apartment in Texas’ capital city keeps getting more and more expensive. The average rent for all apartments in the Austin area hit $1,190 a month in 2015, a 7.5 percent increase from the year before. The average rent for a 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom apartment in Austin was $1,037 in December. And […]