Report: U.S. Rent Payments Climb 31% in 5 Years
Rent payments have climbed as the national average rent paid in 2024 was $1,302, marking a 31% increase over the past five years, according to a report from Rentec Direct.
Using aggregated actual rent payments...
The 10 Worst States To Be A Landlord
In the 10 worst states to be a landlord, it can be tough between taxes, tenants who don’t live up to their lease agreements, maintenance woes, and the cost of maintaining a property.
But there...
Sharp Drop in Multifamily Production Brings Housing Starts Down
A sharp decline in multifamily production pushed overall housing starts down in May while single-family output was essentially flat due to economic and tariff uncertainty along with elevated interest rates, according to a release.
Overall...
What Are The Trends In Apartment Labor Market?
Total job postings in the apartment labor market reached 45,953 by the end of the first quarter of 2025, marking a 6.3% decrease compared to the previous year, according to the Apartment Labor Dynamics...
Rents Up 0.4% in May but Down 0.5% Year-Over-Year
The national rent index increased by 0.4% in May, but despite rents ticking up for the fourth consecutive month, rent growth is currently slowing at the time of year when it typically ramps up...
Multifamily Rents Rise As Economy Begins To Slow
Multifamily fundamentals displayed resiliency in April, as the U.S. average national rent increased and occupancy rates remain relatively unaffected by heavy supply growth, Yardi Matrix says in the April report.
However, investors are growing wary...
Top 5 Cities For Rental Activity First Quarter 2025
Here are the top 5 cities in the first quarter of 2025 that are getting the most online engagement on RentCafe.com, according to available data for the full first quarter of 2025.
The report tracks...
National Rent Growth Continues to Inch Up in April
National rent growth continued to inch up in April by 0.5%, according to the May report from Apartment List, as 83 of the nation’s 100 largest cities saw rents rise in April.
In dollar terms,...
Tariff Uncertainty Affects Multifamily Construction Starts
Current tariff policy is causing multifamily uncertainty about future years as construction starts have plummeted from the 2022 peak, Yardi Matrix says in a supply forecast.
The current under-construction pipeline is set to deliver 536,000...
Multifamily Rents Up, But So Is Economic Uncertainty
Multifamily rents rose in the first quarter of 2025 and “early indicators suggest resilience for multifamily in 2025, but the looming impact of new policies and economic uncertainty casts a shadow,” Yardi Matrix says...