Worsening Affordability Costs Renters Nearly $2,000 a Year
Rising rents are eating up an increasingly large share of tenants’ incomes, costing the typical U.S. renter almost $2,000 more per year than they would if renters were devoting the same-sized chunk of their paychecks to their landlord as they used to.
The Impact of the Amazon Jobs Boom on Seattle Rents
Across the Seattle area, the South Lake Union job boom is associated with faster annual rent increases between 2011 and 2015.
September 2017 Market Report: U.S. Rent Growth on the Rise Again
Don’t look now, but after a largely uninterrupted, almost two-year slowdown, U.S. rent growth is picking up again.
Asking Rents in Wine Country Jump in Wildfires’ Immediate Wake
An early look at mid-October advertised rents on Zillow in California’s Napa and Sonoma Counties, which have both lost thousands of homes to a series of devastating wildfires, suggests an increase in rents from September, but also an increase in rental listings.
Here’s Where Housing Assistance Falls Short
Only about a quarter of people who are eligible for federal housing assistance nationwide actually receive it. The largest form of assistance is Housing Choice Vouchers -- and in many markets where rents are rising quickly, voucher holders scramble for places to live, because the value of their vouchers isn’t keeping pace with market realities.
Proposed Health Care Changes: Short-Term Gains, Long-Term Pains?
In 24 of the country’s 25 largest metro areas, low-income renters spend more than 45 percent of their incomes on rent. Against that backdrop, the rising cost of health-care premiums can be hard to bear. Whatever short-term savings low-income households might gain from newly proposed changes, the unknown is how much they might pay in the long run if they become sick.
Quiz: Which Cities Favor These Nine Terms in Luxury Rental Listings?
Looking for a concierge, a jetted tub or a rooftop deck? Here are the cities where you're most likely to find them, based on their luxury rental listings.
Top Terms in Luxury Rental Listings, From Concierge to Wine
Check out the top 20 terms for luxury rental listings nationally -- and see what terms are hot in your city.
What Rental Listings Say in Urban, Suburban and Rural America
Looking for a rental with a fenced-in pool and a garage that's near a school? To suburbia with you! Are propane heat and a big sky more your jam? Head to rural America. If it's a doorman and nightlife you want, then urban rentals can deliver. Here are the terms you're most likely to find in urban, suburban and rural listings for rentals across the country.
15 Favorites From Zillow Group Report on Consumer Housing Trends Report 2017
Millennials make up almost a third of sellers. Forty percent of U.S. homeowners share their home with a pet. Nearly a third of buyers go over budget. We have the rundown on housing market data.
