Some metro areas are seeing a steep rise in vacancies that is indeed a cause of concern for property owners who have to find new tenants to keep their profits coming in. They are finding it very hard though for as more and more companies trim down their workforces, they tend to have a direct effect on the many rental properties that abound. People who lose work may not be able to continue paying rent hence they move off to find other jobs in other cities. Less jobs means less demands for rental properties so prices drop and they are dropping by more than 3% for some of the most hard hit metro areas.