Analysis

Longer reads on where rents and prices are heading, built on permit volumes, migration data, completions and the credit conditions under both.

Homeowner reviewing appraisal documents beside a suburban house

Analysis

The FHFA House Price Index Slowed to 1.8 Percent. What It Means for Landlords

FHFA's repeat-sales index decelerated to 1.8 percent annual appreciation in Q4 2025, and that number sits inside every refinance appraisal and exit assumption a rental investor runs.

Karim Al-Rashid

Empty leasing office corridor in an apartment community at dusk

Analysis

How to Read the Census Rental Vacancy Release Ahead of Q1 2026

The rental vacancy rate reached 7.1 percent in Q3 2025, and the Q1 2026 Housing Vacancies and Homeownership Survey report will test whether the loosening has legs.

Karim Al-Rashid