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The national median rent increased by 0.5% in April, and now stands at $1,370. This marks the third straight monthly increase, as the market gears up for the busy summer moving season. Rent prices nationally are down 1.7% compared to one year ago. Year-over-year rent growth is now at the lowest level that we’ve seen in our estimates going back to 2017, surpassing a record set in the early months of the pandemic. The national median rent has now fallen from its 2022 peak by a total of 5%. The national multifamily vacancy rate ticked down to 7.2% this month. After hitting a new record in Q1, the vacancy rate may have now hit its peak and turned the corner. This marks the first time that... Read more
Each quarter, RentCafe releases its Rental Competitiveness Report to share how markets are comparing against one another for apartment hunters nation-wide. As of...
The U.S. rental market is being shaped by cost, geography, and unequal access rather than individual preference, according to a new report from...
Real estate investors often ask: When is the right time to sell a performing property and move into something bigger? It’s a fair question—especially when you’re...
A growing share of prime-age renters and would-be first-time buyers are not in the market at all — but rather in their childhood bedrooms. And in some states, that...
The debate over corporate landlords owning too many rental properties misses the point say many observers because more landlords is a good thing. The answer is not who owns the homes but whether there are enough homes to begin with. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, in writing about Georgia Senate Bill 463 which would restrict out-of-state ownership of single-family rental properties, says it is the housing shortage that is the problem. It may be politically appealing to accuse investors of driving up home prices, but this idea misunderstands the housing market and risks making the affordability problem worse. The core issue is not that Georgia has too many landlords. It’s that there are... Read more
Across the country, empty office buildings are finding a second life as apartments. At the start of 2026, 90,300 units were in the office-to-apartment pipeline, up 28%...
Long-term renting is becoming more mainstream, even as renters are raising their expectations for service and transparency, according to new research from Rently, a...
If you’re chasing flawless real estate deals, you’re probably leaving the best opportunities on the table. The most successful multifamily investors...
Americans are continuing to migrate to the Sunbelt and Mountain West, according to the 2026 Apartment List Renter Migration Report. One enduring feature of the...
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