Market Insights
Dreaming of One Extra Bedroom Without Breaking the Bank? Here Are the Best Places to Upsize for Less Than $100
The average American renter could upsize to an extra bedroom for almost $200 per month. People renting in 83 cities…
The Best of Times for New Apartment Construction in Half a Century: New York Takes the Lead in 2022
This year, new apartment construction reaches a historic peak as 420,000 new units are expected nationwide. In fact, multifamily construction…
Would You Downsize for a Down Payment? Here Are the Cities Where You Can Get on the Property Ladder in Less Than 5 Years by Downsizing One Bedroom
One in three renters surveyed would be willing to downsize by one bedroom for their homeownership dream. Downsizing by one…
The Most Competitive Rental Markets in the First Half of 2022: Miami Is Red Hot, While Competition in the Northeast Intensifies
As the nation is buzzing with renting activity, we’re ranking the most competitive rental markets in the first half of…
This is How Much Space $1,500 Will Get You in America’s Best Cities for Renters
Highlights For renters on a mission to get the best value for their money, we calculated how much space a…
Live-Work-Play Apartments Quadrupled in 10 Years, Blending Lifestyle & Workstyle in a Post-Pandemic World
Live-work-play apartments are rapidly rising in popularity, quadrupling in number compared to 10 years ago, from 10,000 to 43,000 apartments…
The Best Places to Live in for Renters in 2022: Round Rock, Raleigh & Conroe Steal the Spotlight
Austin suburb Round Rock is crowned the best place to live in for renters in 2022, reconfirming the Lone Star…
Best College Towns in the Northeast to Spend Your Student Years
According to university admissions experts, the common building blocks of great college towns include: how good the education is, how…
Cities With Most Apartment Space Per Person in 2022: Renters Live Largest in the Midwest
The average apartment space per person is about 540 square feet, based on the ratio of the average apartment size…
How Much Apartment Space Does $1,500 Get You in America’s 100 Largest Cities
Looking for the perfect home was previously about three very important factors: location, location, location. But then, the pandemic shifted…
This Is How Much Apartment Space $1,500 Gets You in 36 Cities in Pennsylvania
For $1,500, you can rent 869 square feet of apartment space in Pennsylvania, on average, or 4% more than the…
This Is How Much Apartment Space $1,400 Gets You in 39 Cities in Minnesota
For $1,400, you can rent 867 square feet of apartment space in Minnesota, on average, or 11% more than the…
This Is How Much Apartment Space $1,100 Gets You in 54 Cities in Michigan
For $1,100, you can rent 856 square feet of apartment space in Michigan, on average, or 40% more than the…
This Is How Much Apartment Space $1,700 Gets You in 99 Cities in Florida
For $1,700, you can rent 919 square feet of apartment space in Florida, on average, or 3% less than the…
Trendiest Zoomer Cities in 2022: Gen Z Renters Are Giving Big Cities a Glow Up
The only generation to record an increase in renting activity in the past year, up by 21%, Gen Z is…
Top Cities for Active Renters: Texas Triangle Boasts Most Apartments With Access to Fitness Amenities
With home taking center stage in our lives during the last two years, easy access to fitness is more important…
Built-to-Rent Homes Expected to Hit All-Time High in 2022, Fueled by Need for Space and Privacy
As renters look for a lifestyle change that offers more space and privacy, communities of single-family houses built for the…
Welcome to the Midwest: 2022’s Best Metros Where Renters Can Save Fastest for Their First Home
Saving for a down payment on a starter home and becoming a homeowner in less than three years is possible…
The Tech That Makes Us Tick: These Home Gadgets Triggered the Strongest Online Emotions in 2021
Beauty and self-care gadgets were the most loved home electronics in 2021; anti-snoring devices and beard trimmers made us laugh the most,…
2021 Year-End Report: Outdoor-Friendly Small Metros Were the Most Desirable for Rent, Led by Eugene, OR
In 2021, the most competitive rental markets were small metros, within close proximity of nature that allow for an affordable…
Would-Be Millennial Homebuyers Fuel the Rise of Lifestyle Renting in 2021
The number of higher-income Millennials who are choosing lifestyle renting over buying a home is on the rise. The share…
Apartment Construction by Neighborhood: The Nation’s Downtowns See Historic Boom, with DTLA Leading the Way
Highly popular due to their location and vibrant amenities, urban neighborhoods around the country have seen a boom in new…
The Oldest Apartment Buildings in the United States – That Still Rent Today!
They don’t make ’em like they used to – nothing is truer if we look at apartment buildings that have…
Record Apartment Conversions Make 2021 Most Successful Year in Adaptive Reuse
A record number of more than 20,100 apartment conversions are to be finalized in 2021, a total of 32,000 in…
Picket Fences for Rent: 100+ Communities Transitioned to Renter Suburbs in Last Decade
Renters are now the majority in 103 suburbs that were previously homeowner territory 10 years ago, and 57 others are…
Despite Challenges, 2021 New Apartment Construction Tops 330,000 for 5th Consecutive Year
New apartment construction remains strong this year — more than 330,000 rental units are expected to be delivered nationwide, which…
The Great Return: Renters Jumpstart Large Cities with Surge in Applications in 2021
The 2021 rental season kicked off twice as strong as usual, with Gen Z and high-earning Millennials being the most…
1 in 3 Renters Are Looking to Upsize to an Extra Bedroom: What It Costs & Where to Upgrade for Less
Survey reveals that a third of apartment-hunters look for rentals with an extra bedroom to call „home office,” as 75%…
The Hottest Rental Markets in the U.S.: Mid-sized Hubs Take the Lead in Competitivity
As the U.S. apartment market is showing signs of growth, RentCafe ranked the most competitive rental markets in the first…
