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The national median rent fell 0.8% in December, and now stands at $1,356. This closes the book on 2025, with five consecutive months of rent declines. Based on recent years, we expect another 1-2 months of rent drops before the market turns a corner in early Spring. Rent prices nationally are down 1.3% compared to one year ago. Year-over-year rent growth has been slightly negative for more than two full years, and the national median rent has now fallen from its 2022 peak by a total of 5.9%. The national multifamily vacancy rate ran up to 7.3% this month, a record high for our index that started in 2017. We’re past the peak of a multifamily construction surge, but a healthy supply of... Read more
KEY TAKEAWAYS Median asking rents continue to decline across major US cities, with some Sun Belt and Western metros seeing year-over-year drops of over 6%. The cooling...
When homeownership and home sales plummeted in 2010 in the wake of the housing market collapse, investors responded by purchasing single-family homes and renting them...
That extra bedroom in your home was once meant for guests, but for most of the year it sits empty. While it may seem convenient to have a spare room, paying for unused...
The new year doesn’t just bring new gifts and new resolutions. It also brings new laws. State and local lawmakers have a lot on tap for 2026 when it comes to housing...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) just issued a major update on criminal-record screening and rolled back several prior guidance documents. This article explains what’s changed, what HUD expects from owners and operators of HUD-assisted housing, and what actions developers, owners, and management agents should take right away. For additional details, refer to HUD’s Screening Criminal Responsibilities Letter. Overview HUD has rescinded three major guidance documents governing the use of criminal records in housing decisions: Notice PIH 2015-19, Guidance for Public Housing Agencies and Owners of Federally Assisted Housing on Excluding the Use of Arrest... Read more
The housing market is expected to continue stabilizing in 2026 as affordability improves, drawing buyers back, according to Zillow. In a report, the home marketplace...
Real estate investors scouring affordable metros in search of bargains they can rent out at a healthy profit margin are reshaping those markets—and small-scale...
The nation’s largest housing assistance program, Section 8, is a lifeline for tenants across the nation who would otherwise be priced out of expensive housing...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Renters are almost three times more likely to be uninsured than homeowners (11.7% vs. 4.4%), and they rely more on public programs for...
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