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KEY TAKEAWAYS US renter mobility has dropped, with only 37% expecting to move in three years—down from 57% in 2014, per New York Fed data. Mortgage affordability concerns drive the drop, as 45% of renters now view securing a loan as very difficult and expected rates have doubled post-2021. This decline in mobility signals challenges for leasing, investor turnover, and markets reliant on renter churn, beyond the single-family ownership debate. Tenants Are Stuck: Mobility Halved Since 2014 The US rental market faces a historic slowdown in mobility. Renters now expect to stay put much longer. According to Liberty Street Economics, just 37% expect to move within three years. That figure... Read more
A monthly rent budget of $1,500 can buy dramatically different outcomes depending on where a renter looks, according to RentCafe’s analysis of Census Bureau...
Many affordable housing properties in Oregon no longer perform the way their developers planned, and the shortfall is now reaching the nonprofits that own them. That was...
Many renters will continue to see more affordable rentals on the market through 2026, though that depends entirely on where you live—and whether a lot...
If you’re looking for a rental deal, tenants can find discounts in 60% of Southern California cities. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed June’s rent report...
Southern California’s rental market is costlier to the south, but landlords have more pricing power to the north. That’s a theme within my trusty spreadsheet‘s review of a Rentometer report tracking the rents landlords are seeking for three-bedroom houses in the first half of 2026 in 1,099 U.S. cities – including 163 in California. To highlight some geographical twists, the state was split into two. A broad definition of Southern California included 99 cities stretching from the Mexican border to San Luis Obispo and Ridgecrest. Northern California, for this math, was 64 cities from Redding to Tulare. Plus, to remind us how pricey California is, we also peeked at the study’s 936... Read more
After years of debate about the future of the office, many employers now appear to have accepted that working from home – often in some hybrid configuration –...
U.S. single-family rentals have finally hit a wall after years of steady post‑pandemic rent growth, with national asking rents slipping and pricing power...
KEY TAKEAWAYS US multifamily net absorption in Q2 2026 reached 124,600 units, an 8% YoY increase, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Median asking rents in the 50...
The debate over whether to buy or rent a home continues to tilt heavily in one direction in California’s largest cities, where home prices have been largely...
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