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KEY TAKEAWAYS Buffalo, Chicago, and Houston recorded the largest growth in out-of-town rental searches on Zillow, followed by New Orleans and Dallas. August rents rose month over month for the first time in four years, Apartment List reported, though they remained below August 2025. Zillow views rising outside-metro rental interest as a potential pipeline for later home sales in markets with lower purchase prices. CNBC reports that renter search patterns are shifting as high home prices keep more households on the purchase sidelines. Zillow data in its report on shifting rental searches show Buffalo, Chicago, and Houston posted the strongest growth in out-of-town interest. New Orleans... Read more
The property advertised itself as pet-friendly, so the couple with a dog moved in. Upon arriving, the couple discovered that pet-related fees were a bit higher than...
Fresh Zillow data offers a look at where relocation demand may be headed in the future. A new analysis shows that Buffalo, New York; Chicago; and Houston posted the...
For apartment owners and operators, the next leasing prospect may never click through to a property website. Instead, an AI agent may scan the site, compare the...
In the first half of 2026, Snappt evaluated over 700,000 rental lease applicants, more submissions than ever before, and found 3.8%, or roughly 1 in every 26, containing...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Apartment List put the August 2026 national median rent at $1,390, just $5 below its pre-pandemic trend projection. National rent growth since 2020 has averaged about 2.5% annually after the pandemic surge and later declines offset each other. Buffalo sits far above trend while Austin remains below it, showing how much national rent data can mask local conditions. Apartment List says the national median rent has almost fully returned to its pre-pandemic growth path. Its analysis of long-run rent trends compares current rents with a steady historical baseline. The August 2026 median was $1,390. Apartment List’s steady 2.5% growth path implied $1,395 for the same month.... Read more
For the second consecutive year, McKinney, Texas, has been named the best city for renters by RentCafe. In addition to McKinney, Southern cities dominated the 2026...
Apartment deal volume softened in July, but the more useful signal for investors may be emerging beneath the month’s thin transaction data: garden-style assets...
If you’re hoping for larger floor plans, the good news is that apartment sizes have increased in 2025 compared to the previous year. More precisely, floor plans...
Resident feedback has always been valuable, but the way prospective renters engage with it and interpret it is changing rapidly. Today’s renters are savvy...
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