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Tracking rents is important for understanding the dynamics of the housing market. For example, the sharp increase in rents helped me deduce that there was a surge in household formation in 2021 (See from September 2021: Household Formation Drives Housing Demand). Now that household formation has slowed, and multi-family completions have increased, rents are under pressure.
Welcome to the August 2024 Apartment List National Rent Report. Rent prices ticked up for the sixth straight month, but rent growth over the course of 2024 as a whole remains modest, signaling ongoing sluggishness in the market. And while month-over-month rent growth remains positive, it is decelerating. Prices increased just 0.2% in July and today the nationwide median rent stands at $1,414. It is very possible that rent growth will turn flat or negative in August, and stay there for the remainder of the year.
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Realtor.com: Eleventh Consecutive Month with Year-over-year Decline in Rents
In June 2024, the U.S. median rent continued to decline year over year for the 11th month in a row, down $7 (-0.4%) for 0-2 bedroom properties across the top 50 metros, slower than the rate seen in May 2024. The median asking rent was $1,743, up by $13 from last month following a typical seasonal trend.