I definitely see the “rental culture” spreading as more and more adults are childless; we pass down cars to young adult children and deal with the stress of maintaining them, we provide living space for them and storage for our “stuff” in a home - but people don’t need to be tied to that if children aren’t enrolled in certain school districts and such. Childless young adults want the freedom to pick up and leave on a moment’s notice (almost required in today’s economy), so they don’t even want to commit to car loans (never mind mortgages). They rent/lease cars, apartments, even furniture - and when an area offers nothing anymore they’re gone.