Rental Report

However, a handful of cities across the country saw rents rise more than 30% from a year earlier, including Miami, Seattle, Portland, OR and Austin.

Rents were up 11%, the fastest annual growth in at least two years; mortgage payments for new homebuyers rose 15%.

However, rents are climbing rapidly in some places, up over 20% from a year earlier in many Florida metros, Riverside, CA, Phoenix and Las Vegas.