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The Next Five Years in Rental Real Estate: What the Last Half-Decade Tells Us

The U.S. rental market has changed dramatically over the past five years and according to a new nationwide analysis from Rentec Direct, these changes are now reshaping the future of real-estate investing. With more than 351,000 tenants and 301,000+ rental properties included in the dataset, the findings provide one of the clearest pictures yet of […]

The New Normal of Renting: Why U.S. Rental Prices Remain Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Even After Nearly Two Years of Declines

Despite a steady cooldown in rents across the United States, the reality is clear: renters are still paying far more today than they did before the pandemic. A new report featured in “Nearly Every U.S. Metro Has Higher Rental Prices than Pre-Pandemic, Despite Months of Declines” highlights how deeply the rental market has shifted since […]

Beyond the Big Apple: How America’s Top Rental Cities Are Shifting & What It Means for Property Managers

In the ever-evolving U.S. rental market, the cities with the highest average rents are no longer as predictable as they once seemed. What was long considered the unquestioned rental-cost leader New York City is now sharing or losing ground, and that shift sends important signals for tenants, landlords, and property management professionals alike. The following […]

Why Rent Relief Is Still Out of Reach in Five Coastal Cities Even as the Rest of America Sees Prices Fall

Across much of the United States, renters are finally catching a long-awaited break. After years of rapid price increases fueled by inflation, supply shortages, migration waves, and aggressive demand rent growth is cooling. In many major metros, rents are either flattening or steadily declining, giving renters some room to breathe. But this national trend comes […]

America’s Growing Rental Burden: What the Latest JCHS Report Reveals About the Nation’s Housing Crisis

The affordability crisis in America’s rental housing market continues to deepen and the latest data confirms it. Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) released an update to its American Rental Housing Report, revealing a sharp and steady rise in cost-burdened renters across the country. Novogradac’s summary of the findings underscores a troubling reality: […]