These are the markets where rent growth will be strongest in 2024

Multifamily investors can thrive even during periods of more moderate growth by understanding their renters, markets and properties, Michael Zaransky writes. Continue reading

Rent is falling fastest in markets that added the most new supply

Rent is now 0.7 percent lower for one-bedroom rentals nationwide than it was a year ago, but not in all markets, new report shows. Continue reading

Rent falls for 3rd straight month, thanks to new inventory

The median asking rent fell 0.8 percent year over year during the last month of 2023, according to a new report by Redfin, which attributes the fall to an increase in supply. Continue reading

How changes to CPI may provide better rent inflation insights

A recent working paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland explores a new way to measure rent in the CPI that could give earlier insight into the direction of consumer housing costs. Continue reading