Renting & Leasing
Rental market trends, tenant rights, lease negotiations, rent increases, and the decision between renting and buying.
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Rents are falling fastest across the Sun Belt, down nearly 6% in Austin — while Midwest and Northeast tenants are paying about 5% more than a year ago
A one-bedroom apartment in Austin, Texas, rented for an estimated median of about $1,100 per month as of the Apartment List May 2026 report, according...
Buying the typical home now costs over $1,000 more a month than renting it — the widest gap on record, and it’s keeping a generation stuck as tenants
Run the numbers on a median-priced home in Phoenix today and the result is blunt: buying costs roughly $1,200 more per month than renewing a...
“One of the most renter-friendly periods in a decade” — here’s where rents are falling fastest and how to negotiate a better lease
Across the Sun Belt (consisting of states across the southern US), landlords are cutting asking rents, throwing in free months, and waiving fees that were...
Rents just fell behind inflation for the first time — here’s where renters have the most leverage in 2026
Across a band of Sun Belt cities (i.e., cities in southern states such as Texas or Florida) that spent the past few years building apartments...
Renting vs buying in 2026 with mortgage rates near 6%: the full cost breakdown
With mortgage rates hovering near 6 percent, many Americans are rethinking one of the biggest financial decisions of their lives: whether to rent or buy....
Florida seniors face rent hikes over 100% with no state rent control protections
For many retirees, a move to Florida promises sunshine, lower taxes, and an affordable place to settle down. But for residents of one 55-plus community,...