According to CoreLogic’s October 2019 Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI), rents rose 3.1 percent year-over-year. For the 11 month in a row, the highest increase was in Phoenix, at 6.8 percent, followed by Seattle and Las Vegas, at 5.8 percent and 5.4 percent, respectively.
1. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. – 6.8 percent
2. Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. – 5.8 percent
3. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nev. – 5.4 percent
4. Tucson, Ariz. – 5.2 percent
5. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, N.C.-S.C. – 4.2 percent
6. Austin-Round Rock, Texas – 3.7 percent
7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. – 3.5 percent
8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Ga. – 3.1 percent
9. Boston, Mass. – 3.1 percent
10. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla. – 3.1 percent
“Increases in low-end rent prices have outpaced those on the high end for more than five years as newly-formed households push up demand for entry-level rentals,” says Molly Boesel, principal economist at CoreLogic. “However, high-end rents gained momentum for the sixth consecutive month in October 2019, while low-end rates slowed for the first time in roughly five months, resulting in the narrowest gap in rent growth for these price tiers since 2014.”
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