The Hottest Rental Markets in the US 2026 - Business Insider ^29.6%

Business Insider - By Jordan Pandy - 7/8/2026, 5:13 PM

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Zillow ranked the hottest rental markets heading into the summer by looking at metros where rents increased quickly, vacancies dropped, and rental concessions — like waived fees or a month free off the rent — were rarely offered. It shouldn't come as a surprise that big cities like New York and San Francisco are regularly the busiest... more