Market Trends

Annual multifamily rent growth has plateaued to 0.5 percent in April, reflecting weaker-than-typical leasing momentum this spring.

Annual rent growth slipped to 0.4 percent in March, underperforming the seasonal average and continuing a deceleration trend that began last year.

Constrained by elevated supply and insufficient demand, annual rent growth slowed to 0.4 percent nationally in February, while powerhouses San Francisco and Norfolk outperformed the nation.

Multifamily rents began the year with a modest but upward trend, growing by 0.6 percent, and reflecting the gradual easing of oversupply conditions.

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Asking rents saw a slight uptick in December, helping the multifamily market end the year with rent growth of 0.7 percent at the national level.

The rent growth deceleration trend that has characterized 2025 continued into November, with 0.7 percent growth at the national level.

Annual rent growth, which has remained modest since late 2023, slipped to 0.8 percent in October, according to the latest CoStar report.

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Asking rents slipped in September, according to the latest rent growth report from CoStar. Annual rent growth decelerated slightly to 0.9 percent, while regional and market-level rent growth leaders retained their edge.

Rent growth nationwide averaged 1 percent in August, according to the latest CoStar report. At the metro level, rent growth ranged from 6.2 percent to negative 4.7 percent.