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While many metro areas continue to outpace the national average in terms of growth, GOBankingRates reveals the cities where homebuyers will be unable to afford homes in the next 10 years, with popular cities like Knoxville, Tennessee; and Albuquerque, New Mexico topping the list.

While single-family rental cost gains rose 3.4% year-over-year in May, a new CoreLogic report finds the overall rate of increase has returned to pre-pandemic levels recorded between 2010 and 2019.

According to a new report from Home Bay, cities with above-average home values have homeless rates about 2.5 times higher than cities with lower-than-average home values, with San Jose, California, having the highest rate of homelessness and the highest home values of any major metro in the U.S.

As renters continue to outpace homebuyers across the U.S., Miami is reemerging as the nation’s most competitive rental market. But pent-up demand remains an issue, driving the occupancy rate up to an estimated 97.1%, according to a new report from RentCafe.

According to a new Home Bay study, it is more affordable to rent than buy a home in 90% of the most populous U.S. cities. Research found that, on average, renters save an estimated $174 a month, totaling $2,088 per year.

While rents remain nearly 25% higher compared to the same time in pre-pandemic 2019, rent prices in the expensive West are seeing the largest year-over-year declines, according to Realtor.com's May 2023 Rental Report.

According to a new study from StorageCafe, California to Texas is the most popular interstate relocation route in the U.S. Roughly 111,000 people took that route in 2021, with an estimated 46% of people who migrated being millennials.

With more than 19 million voucher-eligible households in 2021 but fewer than two million vouchers available across the country's metro areas, Zillow notes that the program needs to be improved and better funded to help more of those in need.

Asking rents may have risen 14% YoY in June, but Redfin reports a slowdown in rent growth as landlords respond to a tightening in tenant budgets spurred by inflationary concerns.

As housing costs rise and demand begins to slow, inventory continues to recover from February lows, as new data reveals mortgage payments have surpassed rents in 45 of the 50 largest U.S. metros.