$2,000 per month may be new renters' normal

The nation's average for rent in December was roughly $1,980, up 20 percent from 2020.
Posted 1/27/2023, 5:55:08 PM Updated 1/27/2023, 6:58:05 PM

FEATURES AND THOSE YOUR

BUSINESS HEADLINES BY MARIBEL

ABER AT THE NASDAQ MARKET SITE.

>> HOUSING MARKETS COULD BE

STARTING TO STABILIZE SALES OF

NEW HOMES, INCREASED BY 2% LAST

MONTH. SO THAT'S THE 3RD

STRAIGHT MONTH. NOW INCREASES

FEDERAL INTEREST RATES ARE

SOARING, HOWEVER, IN MORTGAGE

RATES FELL, SALES INCREASE IN

THE MIDWEST AND THE SOUTH.

THEY DECLINED IN THE MORE

EXPENSIVE NORTH EAST AND WEST.

>> HIGHER RENT PRICES ARE

BECOMING THE NEW NORMAL.

THE NATION'S AVERAGE FOR RENT

IN DECEMBER WAS ROUGHLY $1980.

THAT'S 20% HIGHER THAN 2 YEARS

PRIOR. IDAHO, NEVADA AND

ARIZONA SAW DECREASES IN RENT

LAST MONTH. BUT FLORIDA, NEW

YORK, SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE THE