Tag Archives: Renters

The share of families living in apartments has reached the highest level in half a century, as a new RentCafe study shows more of those who could purchase a home are choosing instead to rent.

On average, the monthly cost of buying a starter home in December 2022 was nearly 50% higher than the cost of renting, according to Realtor.com's Monthly Rental Report.

The blueprint lays out ways to drive action by the federal, state, and local governments.

The number of investors using digitalization to buy newly available single-family homes is growing, as a new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies shows how the use of data analytics is transforming how residential real estate is bought and sold.

With housing affordability remaining an issue nationwide, the CFPB's Making Ends Meet report—an annual survey of consumer financial health—shows many downtrends in consumers’ ability to repay their debts.

A new study from RentCafe breaks down that information and examines where the nation’s most competitive rental markets can be found.

Michele M. Evans of Fannie Mae discusses the GSE’s new Positive Rent Payment Reporting pilot program and how renters on the path to homeownership can build their credit history and improve their credit score.

While mortgage rates are discouraging buyers' homeownership goals, quickly rising interest rates continue to hamper renters’ already limited buying power in the nation’s most expensive markets.

In order to better understand the sentiment and experiences of buyers, sellers, and renters currently on the market for homes, the Realtor.com Economics team has conducted a randomized ...

According to a new Zillow report, finding and landing a rental is stressing Americans out nationwide. The typical monthly rent in the U.S. has soared to a record ...