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The national median rent increased by 0.5% in May, and now stands at $1,379. This marks the fourth straight monthly increase, as the market enters the busy summer moving season. Rent prices nationally are down 1.5% compared to one year ago. Year-over-year rent growth ticked up slightly compared to last month, but remains near the lowest levels that we’ve seen in our estimates going back to 2017. The national median rent has now fallen from its 2022 peak by a total of 4.4%. The national multifamily vacancy rate currently stands at 7.2%, down slightly from the February peak. After hitting a new record in February, the vacancy rate is now decreasing for the first time in over four... Read more
What Happened: Consumer prices rose 0.5% month-over-month in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, easing slightly from a 0.6% gain in April. On a 12-month...
More tenants living in New York City’s least expensive housing units aren’t paying their rent — a trend that risks further destabilizing the city’s...
KEY TAKEAWAYS The West became the most popular region for apartment hunters in Q1 2026, placing 11 cities in RentCafe’s top 30 renter demand rankings. Minneapolis...
Silent stress is building in the multifamily market and you’d be hard‑pressed to see it in the usual numbers. On paper, rents look solid and buildings are...
National Rent Growth Trends Multifamily rent growth remained soft in April, though the latest data suggest that conditions are no longer broadly worsening. Annual rent growth appears to be leveling off at its slowest pace since early 2021, before post-pandemic rent growth accelerated, while short-term momentum improved modestly from March. National rents rose 1.0% year-over-year in April, roughly unchanged from 1.1% in March but down from 2.1% one year earlier. While annual rent growth remains subdued by historical standards, the pace of deceleration has slowed in recent months, suggesting that national conditions may be beginning to stabilize after an extended cooling... Read more
The tech market is driving interest in the Bay Area. Multifamily vacancy as a whole in the region dropped by 80 basis points to just 3.4 percent, according to a new...
The rising threat of fraud in multifamily, where it is coming from, and a practical guide to protecting revenue, reputation, and resident experience. Fraud remains...
Key Takeaways In expensive coastal metros, ownership is out of reach for the majority of families with young children, making renting the default for most...
In L.A.’s high-stakes rental market, where tenants and landlords regularly go to war over housing disputes, renters have filed more than 115,000 complaints to the...
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