Rental Market News
Rental Market Tracker: Rents Are Growing Half as Fast as They Were Six Months Ago
Rents rose 9% year over year in September—the first single-digit increase in a year and a marked slowdown from 18% growth in March. Inflation and
Rental Market Tracker: Asking Rents Climb 11% in August, the Smallest Gain in a Year
Rent growth is likely to keep slowing as rising interest rates continue to cool the economy.

Rental Market Tracker: Growth in U.S. Asking Rents Slows for Second-Straight Month
The 12% increase in July was the smallest since September of last year.
Rental Market Tracker: Asking Rents Rise 14% in June, the Smallest Increase Since October
Rent growth is easing as landlords respond to a tightening in tenant budgets brought on by inflation.
Rental Market Tracker: Typical U.S. Asking Rent Surpassed $2,000 for First Time in May
Asking rents were up over 30% in Cincinnati, Seattle, and Nashville and nearly 50% in Austin.
Rental Market Tracker: Growth in Asking Rents Slows for the 1st Time in a Year
Rents rose 15% year over year in April, down from March’s 17% increase. Still, Austin, Portland and South Florida saw rents surge more than 30%.
Rental Market Tracker: U.S. Rents Post First Annual Decline in Three Years
The median asking rent fell 0.4% in March to the lowest level in 13 months. Austin and Chicago saw the largest declines, while Raleigh and
Rental Market Tracker: Rents Drop to Lowest Level in a Year
The median U.S. asking rent is up just 1.7% from a year ago—the smallest gain since May 2021—as landlords grapple with vacancies due to still-high
Rental Market Tracker: Rents Rose 2% in January—the Smallest Increase in 20 Months
Rental price growth is slowing due to increasing supply and waning demand. There are 11 metros where rents are already falling, with Phoenix and Oklahoma
Rental Market Tracker: Rent Growth Slowed for Seventh Straight Month in December
Rents rose 5% from a year earlier, the smallest increase in nearly a year and a half. That’s roughly one-third the pace of growth seen
Rental Market Tracker: Asking Rents Post Smallest Annual Increase in 15 Months in November
Rents are growing at half the pace they were in the summer and are expected to keep cooling, which should help bring down overall inflation.
Rental Market Tracker: Rents Rose 7.8% in October—Slowest Growth in 14 Months
Eleven major U.S. metros saw rents decline, with the largest drops in Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Baltimore. The median U.S. asking rent in October rose 7.8%