You never know when you’re living in a golden age, but you can sure see the next dark age coming. Case in point: Average apartment rent in Portland is $1,510, according to apartments.com, and it hasn’t changed by a single percentage point in the past year. Enjoy that smooth trend line while it lasts: The number of multifamily units built in Portland this year is the fewest since 2011 (“What Goes Up,” WW , Nov. 19). That disaster will take some time to hit your wallet, but today’s luxury apartments are tomorrow’s slightly dingy but reasonably priced units. In other words: The hike is near. Here’s what our readers had to say:

Rctid_taco, via Reddit: “It’s weird to me how many Portlanders don’t understand this. Twenty years ago, when housing in Portland was affordable, it’s not like we we

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