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Podcast: BiggerPockets Daily
Episode: After Analyzing the Largest Rental Markets—Here’s Where Prices Could Fall
Description: In this episode, we dive deep into the forces shaping the rental market in 2025. With vacancy rates on the rise and rental concessions becoming more common, we explore which cities are seeing effective rents drop and why. Using insights from CoStar’s rental data, we highlight 30 markets, like Fort Myers, Austin, and Raleigh, where rental prices are cooling off after the pandemic boom.But there’s more to the story—new construction is flooding certain markets, adding downward pressure on rents in the short term. Yet, over the long haul, data suggests that more supply...