According to the Realtor.com, the average rental vacancy rate was 7.6% in Q4 of 2022, as rent January marked the 12th consecutive month of slowing rent growth.
Read More »Study Finds Renting More Affordable Than Starter Homes
According to the Realtor.com Monthly Renter Report for December 2022, on average, a typical renter from the top 50 metros analyzed faced 41.4% lower monthly payments than a first-time homeowner.
Read More »Fannie Mae: Housing Market May Be More Vulnerable Than Projected
With home sales having dropped sharply this past year, Fannie Mae experts discuss the impact of lowering mortgage rates and what factors drove purchase demand to increase. Here’s why the housing market is now "in a different phase of the economic and housing cycle.”
Read More »Real Estate Agents’ Long-Term Career Sentiment Dips
A new Realtor.com analysis reported only 4 in 10 new agents are confident about a long-term real estate career. Industry experts suggest mentorship, cash reserves, and a full-time commitment are the keys to early success.
Read More »Homeowners Becoming Landlords to Retain Record-Low Mortgage Rates
Although the market frenzy has begun to slow, inflation and economic uncertainty are still prompting many Americans to hold off on significant financial decisions such as moving or buying a home, with rents rising nearly 10% year-over-year in September.
Read More »Renters Losing Sleep While Searching for Homes
According to a new Zillow report, finding and landing a rental is stressing Americans out nationwide. The typical monthly rent in the U.S. has soared to a record high of $2,031, and the latest Zillow survey reveals just how tired ...
Read More »Renting More Affordable in Half of Largest Metros
In January, the monthly cost of buying was 24.8% higher than the cost of renting for consumers in 24 of the nation's 50 largest markets.
Read More »Rents on the Rise in November
Redfin has found that recent spikes in inflation have forced rental prices in upwards of 21% nationwide over last year's findings.
Read More »Median Rental Prices Rise 13.6% YoY in September
Rent growth surpassed pre-COVID levels in some of the nation’s tech centers, hitting a new average high of $1,654 to end Q3.
Read More »Examining the Single-Family Rental Market
SFR experts gathered at the Single-Family Rental & Investment Roundtable during the Five Star Conference to give insights on the latest trends in this business and how they impact the future of the single-family rental market. Here’s what they had to say.
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