working remote are now coming back in. reporter: blake stargel listed this three-bedroom in l.a. for $4,700 a month. i got 50 inquiries in the first 24 hours. we had offers up to 5,500 on this property. reporter: rising mortgage rates are partly to blame, locking out would-be home buyers. all of those things will put upward pressure on rents. and so now those people are fighting for apartments in the rental market again. absolutely. reporter: and they re competing against renters like michael citrin, whose current lease is up. there s a possibility that i don t find something in the next two weeks and then i put my stuff in storage and stay on a friend s couch. i mean, you d essentially be homeless. yeah. reporter: in the midst of a rental battle that could last well into next year. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. mm. well, a big birthday today for sister jean the chaplain of chicago s loyola men s basketball team. she s 103 years old. since 1994 sister jea