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Buyers finally get a breather as the everything bubble in housing starts to leak air. Meanwhile, the home price-to-income ratio is still very, very high. pic.twitter.com/kafzqXrATR — 𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙠 (@sortovak) May 6, 2026 The Fed/BLS have a CPI Shelter measurement problem. …
US rents have fallen for the 32nd straight month, per Axios. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) February 19, 2026 Factcheck: Based on http://Realtor.com’s Jan 2026 report, median asking rents for 1- and 2-bedroom units have declined YoY for 32 straight months. Overall …
The latest report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation said December 2025 was the 15th consecutive month that average asking rents across the former’s listings network moved lower. When measured across the full year, average asking rents in Canada declined 3.1% in …
Canadian apartment rents fell again in December, marking a 15th-consecutive month of year-over-year declines nationwide. Average asking rents for all residential property types dropped to $2,060 in December, down 2.3% year over year and marking the lowest level in about …
For private sector jobs, a low(er-)hire, but (still) low-fire market: • Vacancy rate ticked down to 4.5% in November, matching a cycle low • Hiring rate ticked down to 3.5% in November, matching a cycle low • The job-quitting rate …
The national median rent for apartments fell 1% in November from October, and now stands at $1,367, according to Apartment List. The national multifamily vacancy rate was 7.2% in November, a record high. The historic surge in multifamily construction over …
US Rents were down 0.9% over the last year, the 29th consecutive month with a YoY decline. Renting a home is cheaper than paying a mortgage in all 50 of the largest metros in the US. byu/Boo_Randy_II inHouseBuyers
Apartment rents are collapsing pic.twitter.com/M3NidrcgKQ — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) October 18, 2025 This is only a surprise to those who don’t think https://t.co/nwzceOtxqS — Freedomain – with Stefan Molyneux, MA (@StefanMolyneux) October 19, 2025 https://www.zumper.com/rent-research/national-rent-report
Rent vs Wage Growth Data: “Since 2000, housing costs have been rising faster than median household income. Inflation-adjusted rents have grown steadily, to more than 20 percent above their 2000 level. Inflation-adjusted prices for single-family homes have grown even faster… …
Interest rates are stuck. Inventory is swelling. Buyers are gone. More than half of all homes now sell below asking. It’s the weakest housing market since 2012. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/housing-market-craters-56-homes-123114860.html Rents are falling, vacancies hitting records. National apartment rents dropped 0.8% year …
New tenant rents are absolutely collapsing, leading indicator for overall rents and eventually the housing market pic.twitter.com/60iGWeGnvw — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 12, 2025 The claim is reliable based on Cleveland Fed and BLS data showing new tenant rents down …
Consumers are tapping out. pic.twitter.com/WuTvvk8QNU — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 7, 2025 Breakfast sales at McDonald’s and Wendy have declined year over year despite these items like McGriddle and Maple bacon croissant selling for like 2 dollars. Folks are eating …
by confoundedinterest17 Housing and rental properties are simply unaffordable. Freddie Mac Serious Delinquency Rate on Multifamily (Apartment) loans soared to highest rate since 2000. Since it is as of January 31, 2025, you can’t blame this on Donald Trump (although I …
This is a build to rent home on Fl gulf coast. Duplexes with no tenets pic.twitter.com/A7fnMtbbBY — KneelKashcarry (@Kneelkashcarry) January 22, 2025 SHOCKING: Home buying conditions have collapsed to levels NEVER seen in 65 years pic.twitter.com/KfcG97eqSS — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) …
December 2024 marks the seventeenth consecutive month of year-over-year rent decline for 0-2 bedroom properties in the 50 largest metropolitan areas of the US. Rents nationally were down by 1.1% from December 2023. The national median asking rent fell to …
The median asking rent fell 0.7% year over year in November to $1,595, dropping 1.1% month over month. The asking price per square foot for rental apartments fell 2.2% year over year to the lowest level since December 2021. Rents …
Blackstone raised rent prices at double the market rate — up 79% at one building — in San Diego, report says A report published Aug. 1 has accused corporate landlord Blackstone of being a major contributor to the San Diego …
KEY POINTS The U.S. Department of Justice accused software company RealPage of unlawfully scheming to undermine competition among landlords and create a monopoly that harms millions of renters. RealPage “allows landlords to manipulate, distort, and subvert market forces,” the Justice …
This MUST BE STOPPED New report shows Blackstone buying massive amounts of properties all over the United States and increasing rents 38% “A new report is shedding light — It found that one equity firm increased rent prices at nearly …
Office vacancies in San Francisco hit another record in the second quarter, and rent prices fell to their lowest since 2015, according to Cushman & Wakefield. San Francisco is benefiting from the artificial intelligence boom, with OpenAI, Anthropic and Scale …
Average asking rents in Canada reach record $2,202 CAD in May, per the Toronto Star. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) June 13, 2024 Here are the key points from the report on average asking rents in Canada for May 2024: The average …
Rents have been rising faster than wages across the United States. Between 2019 and 2023, nationwide rents increased by 30.4%, while wages during the same period rose by 20.2%. This trend has particularly affected large cities like Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami, Phoenix, and Tampa, …
In recent years, large investment firms have shifted their focus from single-family homes to trailer parks, exploiting the lack of regulations to maximize profits at the expense of residents. This has led to significant rent increases, pushing many low-income residents …
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted an unannounced raid on the Atlanta headquarters of Cortland Management on Wednesday, May 22. This action marks a significant escalation in a criminal antitrust investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) into allegations of a nationwide conspiracy to artificially inflate apartment …
Bidenomics inflation hit harder than people thought was possible. pic.twitter.com/m2LMRJWv4l — The almighty (@Startrance85) June 3, 2024
US rents have surged 1.5 times faster than household incomes in the past four years, with nationwide rents soaring by around 30% while average salaries only rose by 20%. This trend of rental cost increases outpacing wage growth is evident …
Wages for the typical U.S. worker have surged since the pandemic, but for many Americans those gains are being gobbled up by rising rent. Rents jumped 30.4% nationwide between 2019 and 2023, while wages during that same period rose 20.2%, …
Arizona’s attorney general claims owners of apartment complexes in Phoenix have colluded with a software company to inflate rental prices.
As the United States strives to regain a sense of normalcy after the pandemic, a growing financial concern is looming over the nation. According to Bloomberg, the cost of living has surged in various aspects, with groceries marking a 25% …
