U.S. Apartment Asking Rents Post Biggest Increase in 2.5 Years

San Jose and Chicago saw the biggest increases in asking rents, while Jacksonville and Austin saw the biggest declines

The median U.S. asking rent rose 1.7% ($30) year over year to $1,790 in July—the largest increase since January 2023. That’s according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. July marked the second-consecutive year-over-year increase (the median asking rent rose 0.4% in June) following over two years of declining or flat rents.

The median asking rent climbed 0.8% on a month-over-month basis in July…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS