Rental Market News
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
The Typical College Grad in the Bay Area Can Afford Rent If They Have a Roommate. A Year Ago, They Couldn’t.
In San Jose, the typical recent grad would need to spend 28% of their income to rent the median priced 2 bedroom apartment with a
The Typical Teacher Can Afford 48% of Apartments Near Their School—Up From 41% Last Year. But They Can Afford Just 14% of Homes for Sale
Rental affordability has improved thanks to flattening rents and a modest increase in teacher pay. In Portland, OR, the typical teacher can afford 91% of
Asking Rents Fall Across All Bedroom Counts for First Time in 4 Years
The nationwide median asking rent was $1,647 in July, down $53 from the all-time high in 2022. Rents for 3+ bedroom apartments fell the fastest,
Renter Nation: America’s Renter Population Is Growing Three Times Faster Than Its Homeowner Population Amid Rise in Homebuying Costs
The number of renter households grew 1.9% in the second quarter—one of the biggest gains in recent years. The number of homeowner households rose 0.6%—the

Rent Prices Are Dropping Across Florida’s Most Populous Metros
Asking rents fell a record 12% year over year in Jacksonville last month, and also declined in Tampa, Orlando and Miami. Austin, TX posted a
Permits to Build U.S. Apartments Have Dropped Nearly 30% Since the Pandemic
Builders obtained permits to construct 13 multifamily units per 10,000 people this year, down from an average of 18 in 2021-2023. They’ve pumped the brakes