2025 is a renter’s market, experts say — but less so for this kind of property

Renters looking for a better deal may need to rethink the kind of properties they’re focused on in their search.
As of January, median single-family home rent prices are up about 41% since before the pandemic, according to a recent report by Zillow. Meanwhile, multi-family rents are up 26% in the same timeframe.

America's largest institutional homeowner is in a buying slump—how it’s pivoting in a tough market

Private equity firm Pretium Partners saw a decade-low in single-family home purchases last year. Now, it's pivoting more capital toward private homebuilder loans and acquiring Section 8 single-family rental properties.

We’re Headed Toward a Landlord-Friendly Era. Expect Higher Rent Prices.

The era of falling apartment rents looks to be nearly over.

Massive Miami makeover? 5,000 affordable apartments proposed for aging industrial area.

A gargantuan redevelopment proposal by a prominent Miami developer would dramatically reshape a nearly mile-long stretch of the city’s Little River and Little Haiti neighborhoods, bringing big-box stores, a new Tri-Rail station and nearly 5,000 affordable and workforce apartments to a hardscrabble area in dire need of new housing and jobs but leery of gentrification.

Are Home Values About to Fall? It Depends on the Location

The supply of houses for sale is recovering much faster in some parts of the country than in others. Buyers have the power to demand big price cuts in some parts of the country, but still face bidding wars in others.

Investor Purchases Of U.S. Condos Drop To Lowest Level Since 2012

The high cost of residential ownership is not just tamping down demand from homeowners but investors as well.

Private Capital Fuels Single-Family Rental Growth, Shifting Housing Landscape

Just under 1 in 10 homes that broke ground in the United States in 2024 was being built for a tenant, not an owner, according to John Burns Research and Consulting data.

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