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What 3,002 renters say matters when free rent offers end

Renters have spent the better part of two years with unusual leverage, but the data now suggests that period is coming to an end. Census Bureau, the national rental vacancy rate was 7.3% in the second quarter of 2026, compared with 5.6% four years earlier, when competition for apartments was

What 3,002 renters say matters when free rent offers end

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Renters have spent the better part of two years with unusual leverage, but the data now suggests that period is coming to an end.

Census Bureau, the national rental vacancy rate was 7.3% in the second quarter of 2026, compared with 5.6% four years earlier, when competition for apartments was

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Renters have spent the better part of two years with unusual leverage, but the data now suggests that period is coming to an end. Census Bureau, the national rental vacancy rate was 7.3% in the second quarter of 2026, compared with 5.6% four years earlier, when competition for apartments was

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