Landlord gifts tenants 1 month of free rent
A landlord in New Orleans gave all her tenants a free month of rent this December to help make the holidays a little easier. Omar Villafranca has the story.
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A landlord in New Orleans gave all her tenants a free month of rent this December to help make the holidays a little easier. Omar Villafranca has the story.
With homeownership costs increasingly unaffordable, millions of people are instead renting their piece of the American Dream.
Americans flocked to suburban areas during the pandemic — one of several reasons why rent increases there have outpaced urban areas.
Potential homebuyers need to consider the total cost of a home, including mortgage rates, property insurance, property taxes and maintenance.
Securing an apartment in the hottest U.S. cities can mean beating out nearly two dozen other renters, new analysis finds.
The nation's housing prices are seeing their first year-over-year decline since 2012. That decline, however, was not felt across the board. While prices fell in cities like Seattle, San Francisco and Las Vegas, home buyers in places like Miami, Chicago and Atlanta were asked to pay more. Wall Street Journal housing reporter Nicole Friedman joins CBS News to break down what's going on in the housing market.
After topping out last year at nearly $1,800 per month, rent is finally starting to ease, new data shows.
Although renters face sharply higher costs than before the pandemic, prices are steadily decreasing.
Caleb Simpson takes his seven million followers on impromptu tours of people's homes across the country.
Renters in more affordable cities can get 1,000 square feet more for their money than people in pricey metros.
Buying a home has traditionally been seen as the smarter financial move. But is that still the case?
A "dizzying array" of tacked-on charges, from application fees to pet fees, are rising at a faster clip than rent itself.
"Pets are widely considered part of the American family," said Amanda Pendleton, Zillow's home trends expert.
The cost of signing a lease has come down across major U.S. cities as competition for renters' money increases.
In 45 of the 50 largest cities, buyers pay far more for the privilege to own a home than they do to rent.
If you're planning a trip to Miami, look no further for a place to stay than DJ Khaled's "sneaker kingdom" – AKA his shoe closet.
"I'd never have expected that there'd be a bidding war for a 12-month lease."
Housing prices nationwide are up about 20%, but they've soared far more in the Tampa Bay area. Tampa Bay's home prices spiked nearly 36% and rents are up about 22% from last year. Mark Strassmann reports.
On average, Tampa's rents ballooned 22% in the last year.
A food pantry, located in an area of Nashville where developers keep scooping up properties, was forced to close.
Average rent in the United States is up 17% from last year. Southern Florida is getting hit especially hard, with rents averaging 55% higher than last year. Danielle Hale, chief economist for Realtor.com, shares what's causing these increases on "CBS News Mornings."
The same rent that gets a four-bedroom in Kansas will only pay for a closet-sized apartment in Manhattan.
Approximately $30 billion in emergency rental assistance had been spent or obligated by the end of February.
The cost of housing, heating and transportation is reaching record highs, squeezing renters on all sides.
Lesley Stahl reports on how lack of construction in the 2010s has created a nationwide housing crisis, and opportunistic Wall Street firms have stepped in.