These U.S. cities have seen the biggest rent increases since 2020
Rents in the 50 largest cities have surged by hundreds of dollars per month over the last five years, a LendingTree analysis found.
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Rents in the 50 largest cities have surged by hundreds of dollars per month over the last five years, a LendingTree analysis found.
Starting Friday, tenants renting apartments in Massachusetts are no longer responsible for paying broker's fees.
Since the pandemic, the monthly rent for a typical apartment around the U.S. has surged almost 30% to $1,858, Zillow data shows.
In these major U.S. cities, a family of three earning $100,000 would have a hard time covering basic expenses.
Landlords in Boston may have to start paying their own broker fees, instead of renters, if a new bill becomes law.
Priced out of homebuying market, renters turn to more affordable big-city-adjacent locales in Midwest and Northeast.
Many city workers can't afford to live in Boston, even though they're required to, and they need help.
Rents over the last two decades have risen much faster than employee pay, contributing to an escalating homelessness crisis in the U.S.
Sirine Mansouri was charged a fee to re-sign a lease for an apartment she was already living in.
Renters are facing some tough requirements from landlords including credit scores above 700 and lengthy work histories.
