Coronavirus Drives Biggest Rent Slowdown In At Least Five Years (April 2020 Market Report)
The coronavirus helped slow annual rent growth by half a percentage point in April from March, the largest monthly drop in at least five years.
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Coronavirus Layoffs Have Bigger Impacts on Housing Security for Black, Latinx and Asian Households
The most devastating economic and public health outcomes of the coronavirus outbreak have fallen along socioeconomic and increasingly racial lines.
Creation of 3D Home Tours Soared in March as Stay-at-Home Orders Expanded
The number of 3D Home tours created on Zillow in March was 188% higher than the previous month.
Two Months without Pay Pushes Food and Retail Workers to Spend 40% of their Annual Income on Rent
Renters working in food and retail industries could spend 40% of their annual income on housing costs if they are unable to work for two months.
30-Minute Movers: How Home Shoppers Enable (or Eliminate) a Half-Hour Commute
Commute times and working remotely are top of mind for those making decisions about where to live and what home to buy or rent.
Where and Why the Upfront Costs of Renting Differ So Widely
When controlling for age, income, home type, urbanicity, and region, LGBTQ+ renters are more than 1.4 times as likely to pay an application fee. Renters of color are more than twice as likely.
Home Searchers: Who Is Coming and Going – And Who Is Staying Put?
How user traffic on our site provides a small signal into which directions moving truck traffic might be headed in the near future.
U.S. Renters Paid $4.5 Trillion in Rent in the 2010s
All-in-all, U.S. renters paid roughly $4.5 trillion in rent during the 2010s, more than the 2018 GDP of Germany.
Bold Predictions for 2020: Shrinking Homes and a More Stable Market
We expect a slower market than we’ve become accustomed to the last few years. But don’t mistake this for a buyer-friendly environment.
U.S. Rents Continue to Rise as For-Sale Inventory Dries Up (October 2019 Market Report)
Annual growth in the U.S. rental market has been very consistent over the past year, never slower than 1.7% nor more than 2.4% -- slower than recent annual income growth that has hovered around 3% in recent months and a sustainable pace for renters, especially those trying to save for homeownership.
