{"id":76097,"date":"2023-04-14T05:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=76097"},"modified":"2024-10-03T15:58:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T22:58:25","slug":"redfin-rental-report-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/redfin-rental-report-march-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Rental Market Tracker: U.S. Rents Post First Annual Decline in Three Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><i><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The median asking rent fell 0.4% in March to the lowest level in 13 months. Austin and Chicago saw the largest declines, while Raleigh and Cleveland experienced the biggest gains.<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The median U.S. asking rent fell 0.4% year over year to $1,937 in March. That\u2019s the first annual decline since March 2020\u2014when the coronavirus was declared a pandemic\u2014and the lowest median asking rent in 13 months. By comparison, rents were <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">up<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 17.5% one year earlier, in March 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-76098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/final-yy-rent-chart-1024x707.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/final-yy-rent-chart-1024x707.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/final-yy-rent-chart-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/final-yy-rent-chart-768x530.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/final-yy-rent-chart.png 1302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The median asking rent in March was unchanged from February. It remained $322 higher (19.9%) than it was at the onset of the pandemic three years earlier, though wages <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/graph\/?g=12n6Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">increased<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at roughly the same pace during this time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-76099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/march-rent-chart-1024x710.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/march-rent-chart-1024x710.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/march-rent-chart-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/march-rent-chart-768x533.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/march-rent-chart.png 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRents are falling, but it feels more like they\u2019re just returning to normal, which is healthy to some degree,\u201d said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/real-estate-agents\/daniel-close\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dan Close<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a Redfin real estate agent in Chicago, where the median asking rent in March was 9.2% lower than it was a year earlier. \u201cIt\u2019s similar to the cost of eggs. You can say egg prices are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/egg-prices-fall-consumer-price-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plummeting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but what\u2019s really happening is they\u2019re finally making their way back to the $3 norm instead of $5 or $6. Rents ballooned during the pandemic, and are now returning to earth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rents surged during the past two years because incomes increased and household <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jchs.harvard.edu\/blog\/surge-household-growth-and-what-it-suggests-about-future-housing-demand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">formation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rose as more millennials started families. But household formation is now <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-01-13\/us-household-formation-late-last-year-seen-slowing-further?sref=fRZXrT1O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">slowing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, partly because many people are opting to stay put rather than move during a time of economic uncertainty.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rents Drop Due to Supply Glut, Inflation, Economic Uncertainty<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rents declined from a year earlier in March largely due to a surplus of supply resulting from the pandemic homebuilding boom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of multifamily units that went under construction and the number completed each rose to the second highest level in more than three decades in February, the latest month for which data is available. Completed residential projects in buildings with five or more units jumped 72% year over year on a seasonally-adjusted basis to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/COMPU5MUSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">509,000<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the highest level since 1987 with the exception of February 2019. Started projects in buildings with five or more units rose 14.3% to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/HOUST5F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">608,000<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the highest level since 1986 with the exception of April 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-76101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/housing-starts-completions-chart-1024x707.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"900\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/housing-starts-completions-chart-1024x707.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/housing-starts-completions-chart-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/housing-starts-completions-chart-768x530.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/housing-starts-completions-chart.png 1302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The short-term rental market is in a similar situation. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Airbnb market is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/airbnbust-airbnb-short-term-vacation-rentals-investors-real-estate-reckoning-2023-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">oversaturated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with supply and authorities are imposing tougher <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/phoenix\/2022\/11\/21\/arizona-cities-regulations-short-term-rentals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">restrictions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on hosts in some areas, driving some owners to lower rents or sell, according to Redfin agents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The overall rental market is also cooling because still-high rental costs, inflation, rising unemployment and recession fears are causing<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0rental demand to ease. Rental vacancies are on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jchs.harvard.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/media-files\/2023-02\/America%27s%20Rental%20Housing_022423%20market%20update.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rise<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, prompting some landlords to cut rents and\/or offer concessions like discounted parking.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rents Declined in 13 Major Metro Areas<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30818\/TX\/Austin\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Austin, TX<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (-11%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/29470\/IL\/Chicago\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago, IL<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (-9.2%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/14233\/LA\/New-Orleans\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Orleans, LA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (-3%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/1823\/AL\/Birmingham\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birmingham, AL<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (-2.9%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/3879\/OH\/Cincinnati\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cincinnati, OH <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(-2.9%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/16409\/CA\/Sacramento\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sacramento, CA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (-2.8%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/10201\/NV\/Las-Vegas\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las Vegas, NV<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (-2.4%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30756\/GA\/Atlanta\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlanta, GA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (-2.3%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/14240\/AZ\/Phoenix\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phoenix, AZ<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (-2.1%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/1073\/MD\/Baltimore\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltimore, MD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (-2%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/10943\/MN\/Minneapolis\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minneapolis, MN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (-1.6%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/8903\/TX\/Houston\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Houston, TX<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (-1.5%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/16657\/TX\/San-Antonio\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Antonio, TX<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (-1.3%)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA lot of people in Chicago became landlords during the pandemic,\u201d Close said. \u201cSome were looking to cash in on soaring rents. Some rented out their homes because selling would\u2019ve meant giving up their rock-bottom mortgage rate. Others tried to sell but didn\u2019t get a satisfactory offer due to slowing homebuyer demand. Now we have a lot of rental supply, which is bringing prices down because renters have more options.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raleigh, Cleveland Saw Largest Rent Increases\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/35711\/NC\/Raleigh\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raleigh, NC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (16.6%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/4145\/OH\/Cleveland\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleveland, OH<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (15.3%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/3105\/NC\/Charlotte\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlotte, NC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (13%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/9170\/IN\/Indianapolis\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indianapolis, IN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (10.5%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/13415\/TN\/Nashville\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nashville, TN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (9.6%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/4664\/OH\/Columbus\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Columbus, OH<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (9.4%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/35751\/MO\/Kansas-City\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kansas City, MO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (8.1%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/15935\/CA\/Riverside\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riverside, CA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (7.2%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/5155\/CO\/Denver\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver, CO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (7%)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/16661\/MO\/St-Louis\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St. Louis, MO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (4.2%)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three factors have driven up rents in Nashville, according to local Redfin real estate agent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/real-estate-agents\/jennifer-bowers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jennifer Bowers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: investors, high home prices and a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2023\/04\/03\/nashville-hottest-job-market-america-ranked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strong<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> local job market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTons of investors bought homes in Nashville and turned them into rentals during the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/investor-home-purchases-q4-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pandemic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in order to take advantage of low mortgage rates and rising rental demand\u2014which allowed them to jack up rents. While investors have since pumped the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/investor-home-purchases-q4-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brakes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on purchases, they haven\u2019t cut rents, \u201d Bowers said. \u201cDemand for rentals rose in part because skyrocketing housing prices pushed homeownership out of reach for many families. Elevated mortgage rates over the last year-and-a-half have also priced buyers out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average 30-year-fixed mortgage rate is now <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freddiemac.com\/pmms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.27%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, down from a fall peak of 7.08% but up from 5% in April 2022, which has sent the typical homebuyer\u2019s monthly payment up by nearly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-market-update-new-listings-home-prices-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$300<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from a year ago. While home prices have started <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-market-tracker-february-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">falling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on a year-over-year basis, they remain more than 30% higher than they were when the pandemic started.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Median Asking Rents: March 2023<\/span><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>U.S. Metro Area<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Median Asking Rent<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Year-Over-Year Change in Median Asking Rent<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlanta, GA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$2,055<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Austin, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$2,104<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-11.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltimore, MD<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,983<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birmingham, AL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,590<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston, MA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$3,839<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buffalo, NY<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,637<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlotte, NC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,969<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago, IL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$2,206<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-9.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cincinnati, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,564<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleveland, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,530<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Columbus, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,618<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dallas, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$2,133<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver, CO<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$2,797<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit, MI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,643<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hartford, CT<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$2,031<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Houston, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,723<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indianapolis, IN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,539<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacksonville, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,633<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kansas City, MO<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,558<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las Vegas, NV<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,759<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$3,412<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Louisville\/Jefferson County, KY<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,378<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memphis, TN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,618<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$3,074<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milwaukee, WI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,724<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minneapolis, MN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,758<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nashville, TN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 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data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Rent.<\/a>\u00a0For the metro-level section of this report, we analyzed rents across the 50 most populous U.S. metro areas. The Oklahoma City, OK metro is excluded from the metro section as we investigate the data to ensure accuracy.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prices reflect the current costs of new leases during each time period. In other words, the amount shown as the median rent is not the median of what all renters are paying, but the median asking price of apartments that were available for new renters during the report month.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The median asking rent fell 0.4% in March to the lowest level in 13 months. Austin and Chicago saw the largest declines, while Raleigh and Cleveland experienced the biggest gains. The median U.S. asking rent fell 0.4% year over year to $1,937 in March. That\u2019s the first annual decline since March 2020\u2014when the coronavirus was 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