Metrics

Rental Housing Becomes More Accessible

A new study from RENTCafé highlights the U.S. cities witnessing the highest rental housing accessibility rates.

High-End Rental Properties Take the Lion’s Share of New Developments

Apartment construction across the United States is increasingly focused on high-end rentals.

Top Markets for Millennials

A new study from RENTCafé backs the longstanding impression that Generation Y is drawn to urban settings, particularly downtowns and the surrounding areas.

Manhattan Dominates Ranking of 2018’s Most Expensive Zip Codes for Renters

Notably three U.S. areas make up the top 50 ranking: New York City, California and the Boston area.

Homeownership Among Families with Children Sees Big Drops

Over a 10-year period, the number of homeowner families with minor children dropped by 3.6 million in the United States.

Chicago Apartments Show Widest Rent Gap Between Top- and Low-Rated Locations

RENTCafé analyzed the actual rent difference for apartments located in top-rated locations versus apartments located in average and below average locations.

DC, Miami, NY Most Prosperous Cities Since 2000

RENTCafé recently set out to identify the cities that have improved the most since the turn of the millennium.

Phoenix Tops With Most Single-Family Rentals, Multifamily Still Strong

Usually associated with the suburbs, single-family rentals have expanded much faster than the multifamily stock in no less than 22 of the 30 largest US cities.

U.S. Rent Growth Plateaus for Over a Year, Small Cities Rents Climb

Twenty-nine of the top 30 cities with the highest rent increases in March were in small cities, led by Odessa and Midland, Texas, where rent prices are bouncing back after the most recent drop in oil prices.