Rental Market
Apartment Rents On Downward Slide in November yet Sacramento, Colorado Springs Keep Renters Struggling with Double-Digit Growth
Key takeaways: Supported by record high apartment completions, the national rent continues to decrease for the third consecutive month to…
1.2 Million Wealthy Households Became Renters in the Last 10 Years – In SF They Outnumber Homeowners
Not everyone thinks that real estate equity is a good investment. A look at the 2015 American Community Survey revealed…
Despite October Slowdown, Renters on the West Coast Struggle with Rising Rents, Competitive Markets
Key takeaways: With apartment completions at a 10-year high, the national rent fell $3 from the previous month to $1,216…
How Big is a Rental Home in America? Average Apartment Size by State
Apartments are slowly, but surely, shrinking in cities across the country as developers are trying to squeeze in more units…
Upgrading to a Larger Apartment—the Financial Implications of Having an Extra Bedroom
A common compromise renters make is settling for less space in favor of a good location. However, living small is…
The Capital of Silicon Valley Gets a Vertical Upgrade: 10 Now-And-Then Photos of San Jose
As real estate markets in other sought-after Santa Clara Valley areas become saturated, San Jose has the opportunity to reinvent…
The Newest Madison, WI Buildings Give This University Town a European Vibe [Time Lapse Images]
It’s for good reason that Madison has been recently called one of the best places to live in the U.S….
The Changing Face of the Twin Cities in 10 Before-and-After Photos
Straddling the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers, the Twin Cities of Minneapolis – largest city in Minnesota – and Saint Paul—the…
10 of Orlando’s Most Impressive New-Builds in Before-and-After Photos
Orlando is a city on the rise — both literally and figuratively. As ‘The Theme Park Capital of the World’,…
Rents Decline for the First Time in 9 Months in September but Continue to Climb on a Year-Over-Year Basis
Key takeaways: On a year-over-year basis, the average apartment rent grew 4.7% nationwide in September 2016 Rents decreased 0.1% from…
Washington, D.C. Past and Present: A Visual Tour
Washington, DC is one of the nation’s most historic cities — but it has also undergone significant and striking transformations…
Check out Kansas City’s Amazing Transformation in 10 Then-and-Now Photos
In 1867, the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad was deciding between Leavenworth and Kansas City as to where to build…
10 Cincinnati Buildings That Bring New Life to the Queen City
The past ten years have brought a wealth of new construction projects to the Queen City. From University Heights to…
Apartment Construction at a 10-Year High, Eases Pressure on Rental Prices in Booming Markets
Article featured on: Highlights: More than 320,000 new apartments projected to be completed in 2016, a 50% increase compared to…
Ann Arbor: Development Boom Will Change Your Ideas About Student Housing
While housing projects across the country shut down during the Great Recession of 2008, the construction cranes lingered over the…
The Changing Face of Bellevue: 8 Years of Development in Then-and-Now Photos
Bellevue (or ‘beautiful view’) is a city that justifies its nomenclature through its situation on the eastside of Washington’s King…
Nashville: Music City Hits High Notes with New Development
What would founders James Robertson and John Donelson think if they saw the town they founded 235 years ago today?…
Check out Fascinating Before-and-After Photos of Salt Lake City’s Changing Cityscape
It’s amazing to see how cities change over time. There are buildings being added to large cities on a regular…
Los Angeles Families Spend 38% More in Rent to Live Near a Good School
Key Takeaways: Only 12% of public elementary schools in L.A. perform above average Rents near top-ranking public schools in L.A. are…
Luxury Rents Are 40% Higher Than Non-Luxury; Look Up Rent Prices in Your City [Interactive Table]
New luxury rental apartments are not only raising the bar on quality and convenience, but also on rent prices. The…
Apartment Rents Hit Historic High: $1,213 in June
Average apartment rents continued on their 2016 climb in June, hitting an all-time high of $1,213 per month – $10…
As US Apartments Get Smaller, Atlanta, Charlotte, Boston Rank among Top Cities with Largest Rental Units
An updated version of this study may be found here. Highlights: As of 2016, the average size of a new apartment…
Revitalization Efforts Make a New, Bustling Columbia: See How the City Has Changed with these Striking Before-and-After Images
Columbia is one of only five American cities that is home to both the state capital and the state university….
May Rents Hit All-time High Again, but Some Markets See Deceleration
For the fifth-straight month, the national average rent has reached an all-time high, this time reaching a whopping $1,204 per…
West Coast Rents on Fire: San Francisco Rents Projected to Rise Faster than Any Other US Metro in 2016
With homeownership rates at historically low levels and a lack of affordable housing options in all major metro areas, renting…
Apartment Rents Spike for Fourth Month in a Row; Employment Growth Plays Big Role
For the fourth month in a row, national apartment rents have hit an all-time high, this time rising to $1,194…
Community of the Week: Copper Creek Apartments in Las Vegas
There’s no other city in the world quite like bustling Las Vegas – the City of Lights. Pyramids and castles,…
The Triad’s Apartment Market Goes Posh, Boasting Thousands of New, Fab Rental Units
Relaxed lifestyles, a growing job market, plenty of things to do entertainment wise, a lively sports scene, and acceptable traffic…
How Many Major U.S. Cities Can You Fit Inside Oklahoma City, Jacksonville or Houston?
Here’s a truism even a preschooler knows: we live in a really big country! The U.S. boast 3,535,932 square miles…
Portland’s New Cool Status Gives Huge Push to Local Apartment Market: More than 2,700 New Rental Units Added to the City’s Inventory in 2015
Good news for Portland renters amidst accounts of rising rents and competitive rental markets. Thousands of apartments hit the city…
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