Increases in single-family rents soared in the post-pandemic environment but have now moderated to the annual levels in the pre-pandemic years of 2010 to 2019. CoreLogic’s Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI) recorded an annual increase of 3.4 percent in May. Since the start of the pandemic, single-family median rents have increased by $470, or 30 percent. The company, however, does not see rents declining in the near term. “After increasing at an accelerated pace for more than two years, annual single-family rent growth returned to its pre-pandemic rate in May,” said Molly Boesel, principal economist for CoreLogic. “High inflation may be affecting renters’ abilities to absorb continually higher monthly payments, which could be keeping year-over-year rent increases relatively low. However, even in the current economic environment, monthly single-family rent increases returned to a typical seasonal pattern in February of this year, suggesting that single-family rents are poised to continue increasing throughout 2023 .” The Chicago area had the highest annual increase among the 20 largest markets, 6.6 percent. The median monthly rent in that metro is currently $2,327. Charlotte, North Carolina had the second largest annual gain at 5.9 percent, followed by Boston and New York, each at 5.7 percent. Of the 20 metros shown in Table 1, Chicago posted the highest year-over-year increase in single-family rents in May 2023, at 6.6%. Charlotte, North Carolina was second with an annual gain of 5.9 percent, followed by Boston and New York (both at 5.7 percent.)
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