Sellers market. High demand for the decent apts, and brokers are used to scheming transplants who don't know any better into taking shitty apts. not a good market for the renter.
Figured. When I was buying I hit a buyers point. my house was not on the market, the old owners werent sure they were selling yet. we went in, offered 10k under ask. they countered with 5k and we settled on 6k and they could keep some of their plants(old people, idk).