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Despite a recent softening in rents for new leases and a cooling construction pipeline, rental housing in the US remains unaffordable for households across the income spectrum, according to America’s Rental Housing 2026, a new report released today by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. After record rent increases during the pandemic, national rent growth hovered near zero from mid-2023 into 2025. By the fourth quarter of 2025, asking rents for professionally managed apartments declined 0.6 percent year over year, with the majority of large markets seeing either small declines or only modest growth. Vacancy rates ticked up to 5.2 percent, matching their level a... Read more
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U.S. multifamily performance in 2025 showed steady demand and an elevated volume of new supply. Total absorption reached 519,000 units, but leasing momentum weakened in the second half of the year, contributing to softer late-year conditions in several regions. Expectations for 2026 point to a gradual regression to the mean rather than a sharp turn. Multifamily deliveries are projected at approximately 469,000 units—below 2025’s volume but still above the pre-pandemic norm—while national advertised rent growth is forecast to remain modest at about 1.2 percent as lease-up competition persists. Financing conditions are expected to stay comparatively supportive, with lenders and... Read more
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The single-family rental model is officially broken for anyone aiming to achieve financial independence before 2030. While traditional property investing suggests...
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