Income is outpacing rent hikes for the first time in years - with one city leading the way, report says Two cities in Texas were among the top-five in the country for rent affordability The Independent UK · Apr 23
Where rents are falling (or rising) most A building boom in the Sunbelt has cooled rents, but that relief could fade. Axios · Mar 16
How Much It Will Actually Cost To Live on the Coast vs. the Interior in 2026 Living on the coast is a dream for many, but that lifestyle comes with a price. GOBankingRates · Jan 11
Where $2K a Month Could Still Buy a Comfortable Life in the US Discover some U.S. cities where rent stays around $1,000 and a $2,000 monthly budget could still cover the essentials, from South Texas to the Midwest. GOBankingRates · Dec 19, 2025
How to Help Your Kids With Finances When They Move Back Home For millions of older parents, the nest is as crowded as ever. Kiplinger · Mar 11, 2024
What Is a Guarantor on a Lease? You May Need to Help Your Kids Rent as One A rent guarantor pays the rent and any other fees laid out in the lease when the tenant cannot. With rising rental prices, you may need to find one, or become one for someone else. Kiplinger · Oct 5, 2023
As Rail Riders Disappear, the Feds Want To Spend $8.8 Billion Expanding a Rail Station The rail lines servicing Washington, D.C.'s Union Station are carrying as little as a quarter of their pre-pandemic ridership. Officials still want to triple the station's capacity. Reason · May 19, 2023
Chicago’s rental market is stabilizing but seeing some of the fastest price increases in the US Bidding wars. Lack of inventory. Offers above asking price. All characteristics of the hot local housing market, these trends are now also showing up in Chicago’s rental market. Chicago Tribune · May 18, 2023
Despite Multiple States Abolishing Single-Family-Only Zoning, Very Few Duplexes and Triplexes Are Being Built A new report illustrates that the middle of the housing market is still missing. Reason · Mar 14, 2023
The Pandemic Was a Disaster for Housing Affordability. 2023 Might Be a Little Better. Rents and home prices skyrocketed almost everywhere over the past two years. There's some hope new supply will bring costs down in the new year. Reason · Dec 30, 2022
5 tips to make the search for a new apartment easier Finding a new place to rent can be challenging, and skyrocketing rents have made it especially hard this year The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022
Rents are starting to come down, but the trend may not hold Rents are starting to come down after spiking to record levels this past summer, but experts are uncertain if the slowdown will continue The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022
Young adults moved home and then back out during the pandemic, disrupting millions of households Changes in the makeup of the country's households typically take place gradually, following predictable demographic shifts. But at the start of the pandemic, the number and composition of households shifted dramatically and quickly, driven by young people leaving behind roommates or solo living and moving in with family. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 1, 2022
Housing shortage, soaring rents squeeze US college students College students squeezed by a massive housing shortage and rising rents are living in motels, commuting long distances or sleeping in their cars The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022
Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022 Gen Z renters leading rush back into Bay Area cities Bay Area cities are hot again — if applications from Generation Z renters are any indication.