In the article, Ms. Swope reports that Forbes recently named Columbus as one of America's next "Boom Towns" and Zillow named it the hottest rental market in the U.S. High-end luxury apartments continue to draw millennials and empty nesters to downtown.

"It's a reflection of the desire of millennials to live in a space that's action-packed." explains Rob Vogt of Vogt Strategic Insights, a real estate marketing research and appraisal firm based in Central Ohio. The market should remain strong, according to Vogt, even when millennials start moving to the suburbs because more baby boomers and empty nesters are expected to replace them Downtown.

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