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US rent hits just shy of all-time record high: Report

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Despite having cooled for more than a year, the median asking rent in the U.S. remained just $24 below its all-time high as of June 2023, Redfin reported. Continue reading →

Annual inflation drops to 7.1% even as housing woes persist

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Housing remained a strain on family budgets last month, but declining prices of gas, used cars and medical insurance helped soften the blow. Continue reading →

US lawmakers demand DOJ probe into RealPage’s YieldStar software

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Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have accused RealPage of anticompetitive practices. Calls for an inquiry come a month after a sweeping and critical report into the company. Continue reading →

RealPage software may have pushed US rents sky high, new report says

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The report, out Friday from news non-profit ProPublica, focuses on YieldStar, a piece of software the property management company says on its website is geared toward “optimizing rent pricing.” Continue reading →

Housing is cooling. In some places, rents have yet to get the memo

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In more than half of America’s largest cities, rents continue to post double-digit annual growth. And in some cases, they’re speeding up, according to Zumper’s most recent report. Continue reading →

Annual rent growth slows for 2nd straight month in July, report says

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Redfin said it expects rental growth to continue to slow, but markets with strong job growth and limited new housing construction will likely continue to experience large rent increases. Continue reading →

Home prices may be ‘unhinged’ from fundamentals, Fed analysts say

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For months, the rise in home prices was in line with underlying indicators. Now, it may have gone too far, a Dallas Fed report suggests. Continue reading →

RentSpree debuts new tenant payment tool Rent Payment

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Dubbed “Rent Payment,” the new tool is free for landlords and managers and is meant to be easier and more secure than conventional payment methods. Continue reading →