GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: Real Estate Agent: Next year, the occupancy rate for

In the first bold statement, the agent predicts, or concludes, that occupancy rates will increase despite decreasing population. The second bold statement describes the reasoning behind this prediction: if potential home-buyers are discouraged by high interest rates on mortgages, they will opt to rent instead. So, the first statement is a prediction, and the second statement supports this prediction.

(A) The second statement does not weigh against the conclusion, but rather supports it.
(B) The
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