Rental Housing

Rental housing is home to more than a third of US households, including a growing number of older and wealthier households. Our biennial America’s Rental Housing report and other publications analyze key trends and issues related to the changing nature of demand; the cost, character, and location of the stock; and the government policies that affect the supply of market-rate and subsidized units.

Reports & Papers

Cover of the paper "The Geography of Renter Financial Distress and Housing Insecurity During the Pandemic."

The Geography of Renter Financial Distress and Housing Insecurity During the Pandemic

January 25, 2023

Alexander Hermann, Sophia Wedeen, Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, Chris Herbert

Cover of the paper "The Potential for Supporting Low-Income Renters Through Transportation Spending Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Beyond."

The Potential for Supporting Low-Income Renters Through Transportation Spending Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Beyond

January 20, 2023

Yonah Freemark, Riordan Frost, Carlos Martín, Jorge Morales-Burnett, Francisco Montes

Cover of the paper "Digitalization and Housing Framing Paper for 'Bringing Digitalization Home: How Can Technology Address Housing Challenges?'"

Digitalization and Housing: Framing Paper for “Bringing Digitalization Home: How Can Technology Address Housing Challenges?”

October 24, 2022

David Luberoff, Chris Herbert

Cover of the paper "The Short-Term Benefits of Emergency Rental Assistance."

The Short-Term Benefits of Emergency Rental Assistance

June 14, 2022

Whitney Airgood-Obrycki

Interactives

Low-cost rentals chart

The Supply of Low-Cost Rentals Continues to Decline

June 21, 2023

The supply of low-cost rental units across the country continues to decline...

Cost burdens map

Renter Cost Burdens Reach Record Levels

June 21, 2023

During the pandemic, the number of cost-burdened renters reached record levels.

Blog

Alexander Hermann

Alexander Hermann

Research Associate

8 Facts About Investor Activity in the Single-Family Rental Market

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Single-family rentals have long been an important part of the US housing stock. But according to our latest...

Sophia Wedeen

Research Analyst

Low-Cost Rentals Have Decreased in Every State

Thursday, July 6, 2023

The supply of low-cost rentals fell by 3.9 million units over the last decade, according to our latest State...