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New Jersey Bans Landlords From Using RealPage-Style Rent-Setting Software
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a bill banning landlords from using RealPage-style algorithms to set rents, callin…
How to Break a Lease Without Losing Your Deposit
Breaking a lease does not have to cost you your security deposit. Here is how to read your options, use your legal prote…
Virginia Renters Now Get 14 Days to Pay Late Rent Before Eviction, Up From 5
Virginia's House Bill 15 extends the window renters have to pay overdue rent before a landlord can start eviction from 5…
The Great Rent Divergence: The Sun Belt Is Cooling as the Midwest Heats Up
By RentDataNow's Rent Reality Score, the Sun Belt metros that boomed in the pandemic are now renting below trend, while …
Texas Is a Renter's Market Right Now, With Rent Bargains in Almost Every Major City
RentDataNow's Rent Reality Score shows most big Texas cities renting below their own long-term trend, with Austin, Garla…
San Francisco's AI Boom Pushed 2-Bedroom Rents to a Record $4,257, Pricing Out Longtime Locals
An AI hiring surge and tight housing stock have pushed San Francisco's average 2-bedroom rent to $4,257, the highest in …
Average Rent by State: From $1,206 in Iowa to $3,612 in New York
Rent varies nearly threefold across the US. Here is the average rent in all 50 states, from the cheapest to the most exp…
Washington Landlords Can Raise Rent Up to 10% in 2027 Under the State's Rent Cap
Washington's Department of Commerce set the 2027 cap on annual rent increases at 10%, the maximum the state's new rent l…
New York Landlords Will Have to Disclose AI-Altered Rental Listings Under Mamdani's "Rental Ripoff" Plan
Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a 23-action Rental Ripoff Report shaped by testimony from 2,400 New Yorkers, requiring lan…
New York Renters Spend Half Their Income on Rent. These States Spend the Least.
The cheapest rent is not the most affordable rent. Ranked by the share of income that goes to rent, the most affordable …
What Utilities Actually Cost in an Apartment (and How to Budget Them)
Rent is only half your housing cost. Here is what electricity, gas, water, trash, and internet really run in an apartmen…
It Takes 5 Minimum Wage Workers to Afford a One-Bedroom in Atlanta
A new Best Interest Financial and Clever Real Estate study finds Atlanta has the widest rent-to-wage gap in the country,…
Indianapolis Rent Prices: What the Data Shows
Indianapolis is one of the most affordable big cities in the country, but the numbers come with a catch. Here is what re…
An Evicted Utah Tenant Is Charged With Listing Her Landlord's Home for Rent in Retaliation
Police say a Utah woman got revenge on the manager who evicted her by posting the manager's home for rent online. The ca…
Rent Increase Laws by State: How Much Can a Landlord Raise Rent?
There is no federal limit on rent increases, and rules differ sharply from one state to the next. Here is a clear, high-…
Rising Rents Are Pushing Young Men Home, Out of Work, and Away From Marriage, a Study Finds
A new study draws a direct line from decades of rising rents to more noncollege-educated men living with their parents, …
Police Say a Jacksonville Woman Earned Thousands by Renting Out Homes She Didn't Own. How to Avoid Fake-Landlord Scams.
Police arrested a Jacksonville woman they say ran a years-long Facebook Marketplace scam, posing as a landlord for homes…
A Facebook Marketplace Rental Scam Left a Mableton Mom Displaced. Here Is How to Protect Yourself.
A Georgia mother paid rent and a deposit to a fake landlord who had copied a real for-sale listing. The scam is common, …
Sacramento Rent Prices: What the Data Shows
Sacramento became the California exit valve for priced-out Bay Area renters, and the numbers show why. Here is what rent…
Average Rent by Apartment Size in America: Studio to 4-Bedroom
What does a studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, or larger actually cost across the US in 2026? Here are the national numbe…
San Francisco Rent Tops $4,000 as the AI Hiring Boom Reheats the Bay Area
A resurgence in tech hiring and return-to-office mandates have pushed San Francisco rent past $4,000. Our data shows the…
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