Military housing allowance covers typical rent near 13 big bases, but a three-bedroom is a stretch
The 2026 Basic Allowance for Housing tops typical rent near every big base we checked. For a junior enlisted family that…
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San Francisco rent hits record $4,682 a month, requiring a $187,280 salary
Typical rent in San Francisco hit $4,682 in August, up 25.1% in a year. At the 30% rule that takes $187,280 a year, which is more than the median pay of software developers or registered nurses in the Bay Area.
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Heat season has started. Here's how warm your landlord has to keep your apartment
Heat season is underway in much of the country. In New York City, landlords must keep apartments at 68 degrees during th…
Two-thirds of Salt Lake City-area rentals offer deals as rent growth stalls
Salt Lake City rent has been nearly flat for a year, and about two-thirds of listings in the metro come with a deal. Her…
The best big cities for a two-bedroom on a $2,000 budget
Our estimated two-bedroom rent is $2,000 or less in 54 of the 87 US cities with at least 250,000 residents. Raleigh, Col…
Is it worth renting in the suburbs and commuting in?
Renting in Newark and taking NJ Transit into Manhattan leaves about $1,856 a month after the train pass. Renting in Nape…
With mortgage rates near 7.5%, is renting the new long-term housing reality?
Mortgage rates just hit 7.45%. At that rate, buying a median home costs more each month than renting in every one of the…
The typical renter now pays more each month than the typical homeowner
Since 2021, the typical US renter has paid more for housing each month than the typical homeowner, Census data shows. In…
Rent is rising in most Southern California cities after falling earlier this year
Rents are rising again across Southern California, led by Orange County and the Inland Empire. Two rent trackers agree o…
The cheapest cities to rent in Tennessee: Memphis leads at $1,232 a month
Memphis is the cheapest big city to rent in Tennessee. Six of the 15 cheapest are in East Tennessee, and around Nashvill…
Houston now leads the US in 'accidental landlords,' and renters have more houses to pick from
Unsold homes turned rentals make up 4.3% of Houston's single-family rental listings, the highest share in the US. Rental…
Raleigh rent prices in 2026: high incomes keep rent at 22% of pay
Raleigh's rent is well below the national typical, and its household incomes are high, so a typical rent takes only abou…
Three in 4 people are cutting back to pay for housing
Habitat for Humanity surveyed 30,758 people in 22 countries and found 3 in 4 cut back to afford housing. In the US, typi…
Las Vegas rent is nearly flat after years of rapid growth
Las Vegas rent has barely moved in a year, and it's running about 14% below where its own history says it should be. Her…
Fort Worth rent prices in 2026: typical rent now edges past Dallas
Fort Worth's typical rent of $1,615 now runs a little above Dallas's, though both sit well under the national typical. H…
Florida property manager gets probation and no jail time after admitting she took tenants' $89,000 rent payments
A former property manager who pleaded guilty to diverting tenants' rent at two Riviera Beach complexes got probation, af…
How to fight a security deposit deduction and actually get it back
A questionable deposit deduction isn't the end of it. The process to challenge one is short, cheap, and tilted more towa…
Your landlord sold the building. What happens to your lease?
Getting a letter that says the property has new owners tends to read like an eviction warning. In almost every case the …
Orlando rent in 2026 takes more than 30% of the city’s median household income
Orlando's rent sits close to the national typical, but local incomes are lower, so a typical apartment takes more than 3…
A federal judge blocked New York's ban on rent-setting software, calling it a "close call"
New York's first-of-its-kind ban on rent-setting software is on hold after a federal judge sided with RealPage on free s…
Jacksonville rent prices in 2026: the cheapest of Florida's big cities, and the fastest-rising
Jacksonville is the cheapest of Florida's four biggest cities to rent in, and it's also the one where rent rose fastest …
Rent has risen faster than household income since 1990
Median rent has more than tripled since 1990 while household income less than tripled. Here's how the income-to-rent rat…
Boston rent by zip code: Beacon Hill and Charlestown lead a broad rise
Boston rent rose 3.3% over the past year, and the gains were broad. Here's typical rent in every Boston zip code, from W…
The cities where high rent pushes renters into poverty
Census counts poverty two ways, and one of them raises the line where rent is high. By that measure, 24% of US renters w…
How to value a rent concession, now that 2 in 5 listings come with one
Almost 40% of rentals now come with a free month or another deal. Here's the math that shows what a concession is really…
Columbus rents are up 25% in five years, but still take about 26% of median income
Columbus rent is up about 25% in five years but still takes about a quarter of a typical household's income. Here's what…
Charleston rents are now nearly $500 a month higher than Savannah
Charleston and Savannah get sold as interchangeable coastal Southern cities. On rent they have stopped being comparable,…
National Rent Report: U.S. Rents Rose 0.3% in August 2026
The typical US rent rose about 0.3% (roughly $7) from July to August 2026 and is +2.7% year over year. San Francisco led…
What you need to earn to afford rent
Flip the affordability rule around and it answers the question renters actually ask: my rent is X, what do I need to mak…
Washington, DC rent by zip code: the cheapest neighborhoods are rising fastest
DC rent barely moved this year, up 0.4% citywide. The biggest gains came east of the Anacostia River, where the city's t…
Michigan landlords must now offer a fee-free way to pay rent
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills requiring a fee-free rent payment option and allowing electronic deposit refunds. In …
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