Buying a starter home is over $1,000 more expensive per month than renting but that doesn’t mean either is a cheap option. A new starter home now costs $1,091 more on the month than renting the same property, a new analysis from John Burns Research & Consulting found. Though this is better than October 2023’s…
The Justice Department is suing property management software company RealPage, claiming it schemed to monopolize the apartment market and fix prices. The Attorneys Generals of North Carolina, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington joined the DOJ in the suit. The DOJ says the company used its commercial revenue management software, which landlords use…
The choice between renting and buying isn’t obvious in some American cities. While most cities have clear-cut price advantages to either, some are in a sticky in-between where the benefits of renting or buying may come down to personal circumstances, according to a new study from Home Bay. Home Bay analyzed the 50 most-populous metros…
Rents have been rising nationwide, squeezing Americans hoping to save for a down payment or to reduce debt. But a new analysis from the Bank of America Institute found that renters in the Sun Belt have felt the worst of it. Median rent payment growth in Sun Belt cities like Phoenix and Tampa outpaced Western…
Rent prices are easing in most American cities thanks to a boost in available units. Sixty-eight of the country’s largest metros saw month-over-month rent declines in October, according to researchers at Florida Atlantic University and two other schools. The average rental rate was $2,040, down 0.9% from September. Springfield, MA, Austin, TX, Seattle, and New…
Rents posted another double-digit gain in February, rising 13.1% YOY, according to CoreLogic’s Single-Family Rent Index. They are now at their highest level in the history of the index. The largest price increases were in warm areas of the country as Americans keep moving to Sun Belt states. Miami saw a spike of 39.5% from…
Both rent and mortgage payment price growth reached record highs in December, according to a new report from Redfin. Rents jumped to $1,877, 14.1% year-over-year (YOY) and the largest annual jump since at least February 2019, the earliest month in Redfin’s data. The national monthly mortgage payment rose 21.6% YOY, also the largest increase in…
Homeowners gained $9.1 trillion in housing value between November 2020 and November 2021, a new report from Redfin found. U.S. home prices rose 31.4% year-over-year (YOY) to $38.3 trillion in November, with a $2.6 trillion annual increase a year earlier. The surge in value was propelled by continuing home price appreciation. November was the 16th…
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