This just in from the Wall Street Journal “Navigating a Tight Rental Market“… I’m not the only one noticing what a great time it is to own rental property.
“When Kathleen Marin and her boyfriend first moved to the Baltimore area in 2008, their two-bedroom town house cost them $1,100 a month. But as demand flooded the rental market in their area, the landlord gradually upped their rent to $1,400.”
For those of you counting… that’s 21% in rent increases in just 2 1/2 years.
“The rental market is the tightest it’s been in more than a decade, with only 5.2% of apartments nationwide vacant at the end of 2011, down from a high of 8% in 2009, according to real-estate data firm REIS. Demand is up as the housing crisis and tighter lending standards have left many people unable to or wary of purchasing a home. And higher demand means average rents are rising, too.”
There’s More… from Marcus & Millichap “Rental Market to Hit New Levels in 2012”
“Favorable demographics, the release of pent-up demand as young adults de-bundle from family and roommates and increased renter demand due to changing attitudes towards homeownership – which has become increasingly difficult in this country – drove more people into renting. Although the private sector created 1.8 million jobs last year, even greater job creation will be needed to sustain the white-hot levels absorption recorded after the recession.”
But it’s not just the apartment market that is heating up. There is a serious shortage of single family rentals as well…
“If you are looking to rent a single-family home, that market is even more competitive since there are fewer such properties on the market. In many places, monthly rent for a single-family dwelling runs more than a monthly mortgage payment on a similar property would, says Michael Labout, a residential real-estate broker.”
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