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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…
Why Every Rent Report Gives a Different Number, and Which One to Trust
One city, five rent reports, five different numbers. Here is what each major source actually measures, why they disagree…
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,…
Boston Rents Have Fallen for 13 Straight Months as New Supply Loosens the Market
Boston renters are catching a rare break: 13 straight months of year-over-year declines, with the average apartment down…
San Diego Rent Prices: What the Data Shows
San Diego rent has quietly passed Los Angeles. Here is what a place actually costs across the city and its suburbs, how …
New Federal Housing Law Caps Investor Home Buying, and Institutional Investors are adjusting
A sweeping new housing law bars big investors from owning more than 350 single-family homes, but carves out build-to-ren…
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…
Manhattan and Brooklyn Rents Hit Record Highs, and the Squeeze Is Spreading to the Outer Boroughs
New York City rents set new records in June, with a Manhattan median of $5,295. The pressure is now reaching Queens and …
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, …
Austin Rent Prices: What the Data Shows
Austin was the pandemic boomtown that everyone said was overpriced. The data now tells a different story: rents have coo…
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…
Arizona Has the 3 Best Rental Markets in America, a New Study Finds. Our Data Agrees.
A new WalletHub study ranks Scottsdale, Gilbert, and Chandler the top three rental markets in the country. Our Rent Real…
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…
Half of Young Adults Still Live With Their Parents. The Rent Math Shows Why.
Nearly half of American adults under 30 now live with a parent, and moving home has shed its stigma. Our data on what it…
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…
How to Spot a Rental Scam Before You Lose a Deposit
A rental deal far below market is the loudest scam warning there is. Here is how to spot fake listings and verify a land…
Massachusetts Court Throws Out Rent Control as Boston Rents Stay Among the Nation's Highest
Massachusetts' top court threw out a ballot question that would have restored statewide rent control, leaving renters fa…
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