{"id":145227,"date":"2025-12-23T05:18:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/?p=145227"},"modified":"2026-03-25T04:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:16:02","slug":"the-ready-renter-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/the-ready-renter\/the-ready-renter-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ready Renter: Wrapping up 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- [if mso]><xml><w:WordDocument xmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"><w:DontUseAdvancedTypographyReadingMail\/><\/w:WordDocument><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:PixelsPerInch>96<\/o:PixelsPerInch><o:AllowPNG\/><\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings><\/xml><![endif]--><!-- [if !mso]><!--><!--<![endif]--><\/p>\n<style>*{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;padding:0}a[x-apple-data-detectors]{color:inherit !important;text-decoration:inherit !important}#MessageViewBody a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}p{line-height:inherit}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{mso-hide:all;display:none;max-height:0;overflow:hidden}.image_block img+div{display:none}sup,sub{font-size:75%;line-height:0}#converted-body .list_block ul,#converted-body .list_block ol,.body [class~=\"x_list_block\"] ul,.body [class~=\"x_list_block\"] ol,u+.body .list_block ul,u+.body .list_block ol{padding-left:20px}@media(max-width:520px){.social_block.desktop_hide .social-table{display:inline-block !important}.mobile_hide{display:none}.row-content{width:100% !important}.stack .column{width:100%;display:block}.mobile_hide{min-height:0;max-height:0;max-width:0;overflow:hidden;font-size:0}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{display:table !important;max-height:none !important}}<\/style>\n<p><!-- [if mso ]>\n\n\n\n<style>sup,sub{font-size:100% !important}sup{mso-text-raise:10%}sub{mso-text-raise:-10%}<\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><span id=\"bsft-preheader\" class=\"preheader\" style=\"display: none !important; visibility: hidden; opacity: 0; color: transparent; height: 0; max-height: 0; width: 0; max-width: 0; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden; text-indent: -9999px; mso-hide: all;\">Dive into key 2025 trends and insights every renter needs to know.\u00a0\u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u2007\u034f \u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u200c\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"nl-container\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row row-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height: 10px; line-height: 10px; font-size: 1px;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 175px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" title=\"RentCafe.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/LogoRC2x.png\" alt=\"RentCafe.com\" width=\"175\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-3\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-radius: 59px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 15px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #8227be; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 35px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: center; mso-line-height-alt: 42px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong>The Ready Renter\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"text_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #8227be; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; mso-line-height-alt: 30px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 20px;\">December 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-4\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top: 10px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 350px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%; border-radius: 26px;\" title=\"RentCafe.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/Header%20-%20Holidays.png\" alt=\"RentCafe.com\" width=\"350\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-5\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-radius: 0 0 15px 15px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 20px 10px 20px 10px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #8227be; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 25px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: center; mso-line-height-alt: 30px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>Jingle bells, jingle bells,\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>Jingle all the way,\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>Oh, what fun it is to have\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>Renter\u00a0facts\u00a0all day!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"text_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 5px 20px 5px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;\">Hello there, it\u2019s Andra! As we wrap up the year, consider this your renter-friendly roundup, gift-wrapped with fresh insights and smart tools to help you sleigh your next move. Here\u2019s what\u2019s tucked into this month\u2019s edition:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"list_block block-3\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word; color: #001018; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 5px 20px 10px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-left: -20px;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; list-style-type: revert;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 0 0;\" aria-setsize=\"-1\">2025\u2019s hottest rental markets and trends<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 0 0;\" aria-setsize=\"-1\">How to find the best rental deals\u00a0on Rentcafe.com<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 0 0;\" aria-setsize=\"-1\">How to spot newly built apartments in Chicago<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 0 0;\" aria-setsize=\"-1\">Public transit tips for Miami renters<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 0 0;\" aria-setsize=\"-1\">Key questions\u00a0to\u00a0ask\u00a0before renting in Manhattan<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 0 0;\" aria-setsize=\"-1\">Holiday planning and organizing hacks to keep things merry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-6\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"divider_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 15px 10px 5px 10px;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; border-top: 1px dashed #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word;\">\u200a<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-7\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 0; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"text_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 36px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 24px; color: #8227be;\"><strong>Our latest research\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;\">Fresh apartment market data to keep you up to date.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-8\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-radius: 15px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto; border: 1px solid #e3e2e2;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"75%\">\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #001018; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 27px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/rental-market\/market-snapshots\/most-competitive-rental-markets-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"3\">Year-end report: Hottest rental markets in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #001018; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">With more people moving in and heading back to the office, Manhattan makes its debut among the top 5 toughest rental markets nationwide. Miami holds its spot as the hottest rental market, followed by Chicago and its suburbs. See where renters like you faced the most competition in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"25%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width: 100%; padding: 5px 10px 5px 5px;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/rental-market\/market-snapshots\/most-competitive-rental-markets-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"4\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" title=\"Year-end report: Hottest rental markets in 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/7.3%20icon_1.png\" alt=\"Year-end report: Hottest rental markets in 2025\" width=\"109.5\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-9\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height: 15px; line-height: 15px; font-size: 1px;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-10\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-radius: 15px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto; border: 1px solid #e3e2e2;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"75%\">\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #001018; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 27px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/rental-market\/market-snapshots\/2025-rental-market-recap-top-rentcafe-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"5\">2025\u2019s key trends and exclusive insights<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #001018; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">More than half of all new apartments were built in the South, while Washington, D.C., became a renter favorite. Also, one in 11 millionaires rents, with Southern and Midwestern cities offering the largest apartments for $1,500. Check out the full 2025 rental trends recap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"25%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width: 100%; padding: 5px 10px 5px 5px;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/rental-market\/market-snapshots\/2025-rental-market-recap-top-rentcafe-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"6\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" title=\"2025\u2019s key trends and exclusive insights\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/7.4%20icon_1.png\" alt=\"2025\u2019s key trends and exclusive insights\" width=\"109.5\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-11\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height: 15px; line-height: 15px; font-size: 1px;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-12\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #fef5ce; border-radius: 15px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 20px 20px 15px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #001018; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 29px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong>From our editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"text_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px 20px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 16px; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><em><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word;\">&#8220;If you searched for an apartment this year, you know the 2025 rental market has been anything but smooth. Miami, the Chicago area, and Manhattan, NY, are tougher than ever \u2014 with no slowdown in sight. That\u2019s why the holidays are a great time to prep for your next apartment search, from researching options to gathering your documents.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 16px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;\"><em>Veronica Grecu, Senior Real Estate Writer and Research Analyst at RentCafe.com \u00a0 <\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-13\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height: 15px; line-height: 15px; font-size: 1px;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-14\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 0; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"text_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 36px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 24px; color: #8227be;\"><strong>Tips &amp; tricks\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #001018;\">All you need for a smooth renter experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-15\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-radius: 15px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto; border: 1px solid #e3e2e2;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"75%\">\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #001018; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 27px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/apartment-search-2\/new-apartments-in-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"7\">Top zip codes for new apartments in Chicago<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #001018; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">Find brand new apartments with big-city perks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"25%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width: 100%; padding: 5px 10px 5px 5px;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/apartment-search-2\/new-apartments-in-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" title=\"Top zip codes for new apartments in Chicago\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/3.1%20icon_1.png\" alt=\"Top zip codes for new apartments in Chicago\" width=\"109.5\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-16\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height: 15px; line-height: 15px; font-size: 1px;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-17\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-radius: 15px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto; border: 1px solid #e3e2e2;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"75%\">\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #001018; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 27px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/apartment-search-2\/miami-public-transport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"9\">Public transport in Miami: What you need to know<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #001018; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">Here are the benefits of using Miami\u2019s transit lines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"25%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width: 100%; padding: 5px 10px 5px 5px;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/apartment-search-2\/miami-public-transport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"10\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" title=\"Public transport in Miami: What you need to know\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/4.2%20icon_1.png\" alt=\"Public transport in Miami: What you need to know\" width=\"109.5\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-18\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height: 15px; line-height: 15px; font-size: 1px;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-19\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-radius: 15px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto; border: 1px solid #e3e2e2;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"75%\">\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #001018; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 27px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/apartment-search-2\/5-key-questions-to-ask-before-renting-in-manhattan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"11\">5 key questions to ask before renting in Manhattan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #001018; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">Stay one step ahead with these must-know renter tips.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"25%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width: 100%; padding: 5px 10px 5px 5px;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/apartment-search-2\/5-key-questions-to-ask-before-renting-in-manhattan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"12\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" title=\"5 key questions to ask before renting in Manhattan\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/1.2%20icon_1.png\" alt=\"5 key questions to ask before renting in Manhattan\" width=\"109.5\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-20\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height: 15px; line-height: 15px; font-size: 1px;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-21\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #fef5ce; border-radius: 15px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"text_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 20px 20px 10px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 36px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 24px; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word;\"><strong>Rental trends &amp; insights\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;\">Latest scoop you might be interested in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"list_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word; color: #001018; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px 20px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-left: -20px;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; list-style-type: revert;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 0 0;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/apartment-search-2\/holiday-downtime-organize-apartment-search\/\" data-bsft-link-index=\"13\">Smart ways to use holiday downtime for apartment hunting<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 0 0;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.residentshield.com\/blog\/living\/how-to-winterize-apartment\/\" data-bsft-link-index=\"14\">Get your apartment ready for cold weather<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 0 0;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.storagecafe.com\/blog\/pantry-organization-ideas\/\" data-bsft-link-index=\"15\">How to organize your kitchen pantry<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0 0 0 0;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coworkingcafe.com\/blog\/best-cities-remote-workers\/\" data-bsft-link-index=\"16\">America\u2019s best cities for telecommuting<\/a><span style=\"word-break: break-word; background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"word-break: break-word; background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-22\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height: 15px; line-height: 15px; font-size: 1px;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-23\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 0; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"text_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 36px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 24px; color: #8227be;\"><strong>What kept us busy?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; color: #001018;\">New features for an easy apartment search on RentCafe.com.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-24\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-radius: 15px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto; border: 1px solid #e3e2e2;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"75%\">\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #001018; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 27px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>Find the best deals with Rent Specials<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #001018; font-family: 'Roboto', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">Keep an eye out for the Rent Specials label while browsing listings or use the Rent Specials filter to uncover limited-time deals in your area. Once you spot a winner, just one click takes you to the contact form so you can act fast and save big. <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/apartment-search-2\/rentcafe-new-features-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"17\">Discover all the fresh features here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"25%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width: 100%; padding: 5px 10px 5px 5px;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 104.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/apartment-search-2\/rentcafe-new-features-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"18\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" title=\"Find the best deals with Rent Specials\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/5.2%20icon_1.png\" alt=\"Find the best deals with Rent Specials\" width=\"104.5\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-25\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height: 15px; line-height: 15px; font-size: 1px;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-26\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; 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