Rent Affordability Hits Four-Year High
(2/20/26) A new forecast by Zillow brings good news for prospective renters: Multifamily rents are expected to remain mostly flat through the end of 2026, as higher vacancy rates and new apartment supply improve the bargaining position of renters. The typical U.S. asking rent in January 2026 was $1,895, according to Zillow, essentially unchanged from December and up 2% from a year earlier. That’s the slowest annual rent growth since December 2020. Apartment rents rose jus
Rental Affordability Reaches Four-Year High, Zillow Reports
(10/17/25) If you’re in the market for an apartment, there’s (finally) some good news for you. According to Zillow, rental affordability is better than it’s been in four years. Thanks to a surge of demand for housing during the pandemic, builders responded and finished more multifamily units in 2024 than any year in a half-century. While that is not necessarily good news for apartment owners, who are facing an oversupply of available apartments and increased competition fo
