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Rental Market Tracker: Asking Rents Flattened in September Amid Growing Apartment Supply
The median U.S. asking rent was little changed from a year earlier for the sixth straight month as an increase in the number of rentals
Rental Market Tracker: Landlords Are Charging Near-Record Rents—But Offering Concessions
The median asking rent in August was $2,052, just $2 below the record high set a year earlier. Instead of taking a haircut on rents,
Rental Market Tracker: Asking Rents Are Inching Closer to Their Record High
The West is the only region seeing a drop in asking rents, which are coming back down to earth after surging a record 19% last
Rental Market Tracker: The Typical U.S. Asking Rent Is Only $24 Below Its Record High
Rent growth has slowed rapidly, but rents remain costly as landlords offer perks like free parking instead of lowering prices to fill vacant units. The
Rental Market Tracker: Asking Rents Fall 2% in the West But Rise 5% in the Northeast, Midwest
Nationwide, rents declined 1% from a year earlier in May—the largest drop since 2020— as a building boom increased supply and economic uncertainty cooled demand.
Rental Market Tracker: Asking Rents Flattened in April as Landlords Faced Rising Vacancies
A rise in new rentals hitting the market coincided with a slowdown in tenant demand, causing rent growth to cool for the 11th-straight month. The
U.S. Asking Rents Rise Most Since 2022 As Apartment Construction Slows
Asking rents climbed 3% in August as slowing supply and robust demand gave landlords more bargaining power; the number of new apartments hitting the market
U.S. Apartment Asking Rents Post Biggest Increase in 2.5 Years
The median asking rent rose 1.7% ($30) year over year to $1,790 in July. Shrinking supply may be tilting the balance of power toward landlords.
Redfin Rental Data Methodology
Asking-rent data cover newly listed units in apartment buildings with 25 or more units. The median is calculated based on rolling three-month periods, i.e., the
U.S. Asking Rents Have Declined for 4 Months in a Row, But Are Still Only $63 Below Their Record High
Asking rents fell in over half the major U.S. metros Redfin analyzed in June. In Austin, rents dropped 6% year over year to the lowest
Asking Rents Are Falling in 28 Major U.S. Metros—the Most Since 2023
The median U.S. asking rent dropped 1% year over year to $1,633 in May as elevated apartment supply gave renters room to negotiate. Asking rents
U.S. Asking Rents Fell 1% Year Over Year in April—Biggest Drop in 14 Months
The median asking rent was $1,625, down $80 from the record high, as elevated apartment supply pushed rents lower. Asking rents fell fastest in Austin,
