rents

Median price for new single family homes fell to $387,400 in April, dropping 6.2% y/y to its lowest level since July 2021. Rents have been rolling over for years too.

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. Rents have been rolling over for years too. pic.twitter.com/81bbHx7RsX — remi (@remi427707) May 6, 2026 …

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US rents have fallen for the 32nd straight month, per Axios.

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 rents show 29 months. However, CoStar notes apartment rents edged up in Jan. No direct …

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Rents in Canada have now fallen for 15 consecutive months. 40% of Canadian Real Estate investment funds are stopping investors from pulling their money out. Layoffs have officially started at the federal level.

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 2025, which was a larger annual drop than during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, while rents …

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Rents in Canada have now fallen for 15 consecutive months

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 two-and-a-half years, according to the latest Rentals.ca and Urbanation rent report. Rents are now 5.4% …

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Hiring rate falls to its lowest level since early 2011, aside from the worst moment of the pandemic. Rents are coming down

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 ticked up one tenth to 2.2% (off of a cycle… pic.twitter.com/EeKTPGbVy9 — Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) …

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Apartment rents drop further, with vacancies at record high

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 the past few years is now pulling back, but a good supply of new units …

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“Apartment rents are collapsing”

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

Rents have surged 139 percent since 2000 while wages rose 112 percent, leaving millions unable to afford housing

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… In contrast, inflation-adjusted median household income barely rose over the whole time period.” Source: https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/rent-house-prices-and-demographics …

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America’s housing dream collapses: More than half of homes sell below asking, rents plunge, vacancies soar, and even first-time buyers fear losing it all

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 over year in July. The vacancy rate just hit an all-time high as the 2023 …

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New tenant rents are absolutely collapsing, leading indicator for overall rents and eventually the housing market

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 ~9% YoY in Q2 2025, amid slowing national rent growth (-2.1% median YoY in June). …

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Consumers are tapping out. New Tenant rents are now in freefall

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 Cheerios at home to save 2 dollars on breakfast! Is this strong economy folks ?$MCD …

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Simply Unaffordable! Multifamily Serious Delinquencies Soar To Highest Since 2000 (Home Prices UP 37% Under Biden, Rents UP 25%)

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 am sure they will try). Of course, home prices and rents soared under Biden. Home …

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Rents are collapsing?

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) January 23, 2025

December 2024 Rental Report: Rents Continue To Fall as New Construction Outpaces Demand

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 $1,695, dipping below $1,700 for the first time since April 2022. Median rent fell consistently …

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Asking Rents Fall 0.7% to Lowest Level Since March 2022

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 dropped across all bedroom counts for the fifth consecutive month. Cleveland recorded the biggest rent …

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Blackrock is raising rents by quite a bit

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 rental crisis. Don’t miss Commercial real estate has beaten the stock market for 25 years …

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DOJ sues software firm RealPage for allegedly helping landlords collude to keep rents high

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 Department said in the federal civil antitrust lawsuit. Attorney General Merrick Garland said, “Everybody knows …

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STOP Blackstone! They’re buying up properties, hiking rents 38%, worsening the housing crisis.

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 double the market rate.” “Blackstone, a a major player in the real estate market moving …

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Asking rents for offices in san francisco hit lowest level since 2015. vacancies reach 35%

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 AI signing big leases in the past year. But the post-Covid trend toward hybrid work …

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Rents surged 30.4% while wages only rose 20.2%, squeezing renters’ budgets nationwide.

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, where the gap between wage growth and rent increases was widest. The median U.S. rent reached …

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Corporate Greed in Trailer Parks: Skyrocketing Rents Force Out Low-Income Residents (Video)

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 out of their homes. This article explores the impact of this trend and provides practical …

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FBI raids Cortland Management in antitrust probe over alleged rent price-fixing conspiracy.

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 rents. At the center of this investigation is RealPage, a software and consulting firm accused of …

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Living the dream: Groceries up 25%, used cars 35%, rents 20%. Financial stress is the new normal. Rice, the latest luxury item at a 15-year high. Cheers to the good life!

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% increase, used cars seeing a staggering 35% climb, and rents escalating by approximately 20%. While …

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