San Francisco Apartment Market Leads the Nation for Rent Growth
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San Francisco led the nation for rent growth in the year-end September 2025.
San Francisco led the nation for rent growth in the year-end September 2025.
Apartment construction activity across the U.S. has fallen notably from recent peaks.
Among the five major apartment markets in the Northeast region, Pittsburgh is the only one with rents behind U.S. norms.
Some small U.S. apartment markets logged big demand in 2022, including Madison, Charleston, Omaha and Huntsville.
Collections for billed rent in Atlanta are coming in at one of the slowest rates nationwide.
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic apartment markets boast notably tight occupancy showings in April.
In the latest RealPage webcast, East Coast markets are displaying resiliency, drumming up notable demand in the absence of new supply.
Charlotte led the nation for job gains in 2025, but all metros saw a significant pullback in employment expansion in the past year.
While most markets nationwide are seeing occupancy decline, San Francisco logged mild growth in the past year.
After ten years of elevated supply volumes, Houston’s apartment market hit a peak recently.