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KEY TAKEAWAYS Rental demand slowed in late 2025, with a record number of cost-burdened households. Asking rents have flattened or declined in most regions, especially where supply surged. Multifamily construction has cooled but remains higher than pre-pandemic levels. Rising costs and policy efforts drive ongoing shifts in the rental housing market. Rental Housing Faces Market Headwinds According to Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, America’s Rental Housing 2026 report reveals softening demand and mounting affordability pressures for renters. While rapid growth lifted the number of renter households in early 2025, a weak job market and broader economic uncertainty caused... Read more
Demand for multifamily units continues to grow. But at the same time, a growing number of renters are struggling to afford the monthly cost of these units. Apartment...
A New York appeals court struck down a state law banning discrimination against tenants who use Section 8 vouchers, ruling that the 2019 source-of-income protections...
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...
KEY TAKEAWYS Utility costs fell from 11–12% of multifamily rent in the mid-2000s to 8.8% by 2020. US shale boom and lower natural gas prices reduced utility...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Atlanta remains a highly localized rental market, with over 77% of searches staying within the metro area, signaling strong regional retention. New York, Athens, and Miami rank as the top inbound sources, highlighting continued migration from large coastal and nearby regional markets. Broader national trends show renters continuing to favor Sun Belt and lower-cost metros despite a slowdown in long-distance moves. Apartment List’s 2026 Renter Migration Report offers a detailed look at how renters are moving across the US, with Atlanta emerging as both a destination and a retention hub. Based on millions of user searches from 2025, the data highlights shifting... Read more
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...
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...
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