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Across the United States, the gap between the cheapest and most expensive cities in a single state has become a defining feature of the rental landscape, not an outlier. A 2025 Rentometer analysis of three‑bedroom single‑family homes in cities with at least 25,000 residents shows that within many states, median rents can differ by more than $1,500 per month—and in some cases by several thousand—despite sharing the same tax code, utilities infrastructure and broader economic conditions. For commercial real estate investors, that divergence is no longer noise; it is the structural lens through which alpha must be found. A nation of micro‑markets Rentometer’s report... Read more
Even New York City’s affordable housing is getting too expensive for many low-income tenants, leading to a spike in eviction filings, a new report...
The U.S. rental market has officially tipped in favor of tenants and turned renter-friendly as the vacancy rate has climbed to 7.6% across the 50 largest...
At the first sign of vacancy troubles, apartment operators often react by running a community-wide rent special. Here’s the problem: Broad specials, where every...
While early 2026 brought lower monthly housing costs and higher vacancy rates to many major metros, renters in a select few affordable, job-packed hubs are seeing...
There’s little sign yet that rent concessions are on their way out. Instead, January data showed they have reached their highest monthly level since mid-2014 – more than a decade ago. “Concession levels have trended upward over the past three years and now sit at their deepest discount rate since the post–Great Financial Crisis period (2010),” according to RealPage Market Analytics’ report for January. Countrywide, the number of stabilized apartments offering rent concessions rose one point to 16.6% from December 2025 to January 2026. The average January discount of 10.7% remained unchanged in the period but increased 0.4% from its October level. Class... Read more
KEY POINTS The national median rent in January was $1,353, a drop of 1.4% compared with one year ago. The national vacancy rate was 7.3% in January, a record high on...
“So… what’s the real rent????” This question is being asked at apartment communities all across the nation, right now. Why? Because a prospect...
For nearly half of Gen Z and millennials, a suburban home with a large yard is the dream. The reality, however, is that many are stuck renting as housing costs outpace...
Median income renters found housing a little more affordable at year-end as asking rents slipped – partly due to continuing high vacancies and concessions from...
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