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Houston now leads the nation as a hotspot for accidental landlords, outpacing Denver, Austin and San Antonio, according to real estate firm Zillow. Overall, an estimated 4.3% of single-family rental listings in Houston are properties that owners gave up on selling in the previous three months – triple the rate of three years ago. “That likely undercounts the rentals that would’ve been sold otherwise had the market been firmer,” said Kara Ng, senior economist at Zillow. “For every homeowner who tried (selling) first, there are likely some who were discouraged by the softer market, bypassed selling, and listed straight into a rental.” For some homeowners, becoming a landlord is... Read more
KEY TAKEAWAYS National median rent rose 0.1% in August to $1,390, marking the seventh consecutive monthly increase. Year-over-year rents remain down 0.8%, but vacancy...
Median apartment rents declined again on an annual basis in September but clocked the smallest drop in three years, according to Realtor.com. Across the 50 largest metro...
Seven in 10 rental ads on TikTok are likely scams, according to a new study from CNC Intelligence. The digital forensics firm analyzed 3,141 rental listings on the...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Chicago ranked as the most competitive large US rental market with a 91.8 score and about 17 prospective renters per vacancy. National rental competition...
San Francisco rents set yet another record in September, with median prices posting double-digit gains from a year ago – by the largest margin this decade. The median asking rent for a one-bedroom unit in the city was about $3,920 this month, the highest-ever in nominal dollars and up a whopping 26% from the $3,110 average in September 2025, according to data from rental site Apartment List. That was by far the highest annual price increase of any city in Apartment List’s data. Even so, San Francisco’s rents remain below the pre-pandemic high after adjusting for inflation: $4,300 in October 2018. Still, the latest year-over-year increase is larger than any other since... Read more
Three-quarters of renters are willing to pay an additional monthly fee for at least one added service, according to a new report from Foxen. Foxen, a proptech firm...
KEY TAKEAWAYS The national median rent fell 0.1% in September to $1,388, the first monthly decline since January but milder than both recent years and the pre-pandemic...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Households in expensive US metros may face decades-long waits before buying becomes more cost-effective than renting, per Zillow. Markets like San Jose...
After years of watching the coasts and the Sun Belt set the tone, the center of the rental map has moved to the Midwest and there’s a new name at the top of the list...
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