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The typical U.S. asking rent rose to $1,965 in June, up 2.2% annually, according to the Zillow Observed Rent Index. 39.7% of rentals on Zillow offered a concession in June, up from 35.2% a year ago. Sun Belt renters have more options and more deals than the rest of the country, the direct result of a years-long building boom. Fewer apartments are sitting empty, rents are climbing, and yet the deals keep coming. According to the Zillow® June Rental Report, the typical U.S. asking rent rose to $1,965, up 2.2% compared to a year ago, and nearly 2 in 5 rental listings came with a concession attached. For property managers, that means pricing power isn’t back yet. A concession is a... Read more
Most investors are sitting on the sidelines right now. Retail money pulled back. Mom-and-pop investors down 6% late last year. Condo investors down...
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 –...
KEY TAKEAWAYS On-time rental payments in non-institutional US units edged down to 83.2% in July 2026, marking a typical seasonal dip but holding above July 2025’s...
Midway through 2026, the multifamily industry appears to be holding steady. By many accounts, fundamentals are weathering uncertainties across the economy, job markets...
Tenants push for tougher rules against unfair add-on charges. Industry players argue against policies that they say could limit the ‘effective use of fees.’ Across the US, many renters are calling for national action to stem add-on charges that increase their housing costs and increase their risk of eviction. “The rental housing market is one where consumers have little power,” Farah Momin, a renter in Seattle, told the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in April. “Landlords can impose fees through take-it-or-leave-it lease terms, and the cost/disruption of moving means that tenants may absorb unfair charges rather than leave. Federal baseline protections are needed to level this... Read more
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 Austin and San Jose lead Apartments.com and CoStar’s US multifamily market momentum index for year-over-year improvement as of Q2 2026. The index...
National single-family rents declined 1.6% year over year during the first half of 2026, marking the first sustained national slowdown since the post-pandemic rental...
A record 25.2 million adults under 35 lived with their parents in 2025, according to new research from Realtor.com. Nearly one in three young adults now reside at home,...
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