Show REIf REPORT r ADE C Increases Show In 17 Per PerCent PerCent Cent of Cities Others Lower CHICAGO Jan 5 Rents Rent for Cor living quarters quarter went ent up In 17 per Irr perCent percent cent ot of the cities citie oC of the don In U 23 per c cent nt and remained In all others other sInce tince last Jun June according to the lh semiannual sursey auney uney of ot the th Uon l A ot of Steal Real Boards Board made mado mad pub pub- pub public lic lie Sunday U n day Business rants rent in the same ame pe- pe pe period nod Increased In 47 tier por cent ot of the citIes citie and went do down doin n In ony S 8 per cent The apparent tendency tol toward ard higher residential I lenta the Ibe re- re report re report port states Hates may be In part season season- seasonal al al 11 Increase usually being no- no noticed no noticed at the approach of oC winter Inter Improvement ement of It the general busi bul business ness nes altu ha has undoubtedly brought about highet rent Tho mot most uniform Increase In rent rents both In residential and busl- busl busi busl business no ness classes Is Ia I In the th Southwest est e t where 62 per pcr cent of l the fhe reports Indicate rising reel real re I lent enl and 76 per cent cite die te rising rl lne rent renti Rents for tor living living- quarters quarter remained virtu virtually ally stationer In la the mountain states while the th same conditIon for tor business properties lit III Inthe the central east The north cen- cen COn cen central Oral Iral section of oC the th country report report- residential ed reported the th greatest decrease In real resi resl- resl rents being In Jn 50 per cent of the th cities Summarizing the situation Ih the report says App the th larger lr er cities are catching up most moat quickly with their busIness need needs |