Rental Market News
All Reports
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%
Asking Rents Tick Up 0.6%, With East Coast and Midwest Metros Posting Biggest Increases
The median asking rent rose 0.6% year over year in September to $1,634, but was down 0.2% month over month. Washington, D.C. recorded the biggest
Trump vs Harris: Renters Debate Who Is Better for Housing Affordability
Roughly half of surveyed renters think Kamala Harris would be the best choice to make housing more affordable, while about one-third think Donald Trump would
Newly Built Apartments Are Starting to Fill Up Faster, But At a Slower Pace Than Last Year
54% of U.S. apartments that were completed in the first quarter rented within three months, up from 47% a quarter earlier. Newly-built studio apartments rented
Asking Rents for New Apartments Drop 6% to Lowest Level Since 2022, as Finished Buildings Soar
The asking rent for a new apartment fell to $1,746 in the second quarter, down 6.2% from a year ago. One-bedroom apartments fell the most,
Typical Swing State Renter Earns 17% Less Than Needed to Afford Typical Apartment—But That’s an Improvement From the Last Presidential Election
During the last election cycle, the typical swing state renter household earned 21% less than they needed to afford the median priced apartment. Still, many
Asking Rents Rose the Most in Over a Year in August, But Remain Below Record Highs Hit Two Years Earlier
The median asking rent climbed for the fifth consecutive month, up 0.9% year over year to $1,645. Rents dropped 17.9% in Austin—more than any other
