{"id":216,"date":"2017-01-10T16:17:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T16:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bostonpropertyreports.com\/?page_id=216"},"modified":"2017-01-10T16:17:05","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T16:17:05","slug":"apartment-list-national-rent-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.bostonpropertyreports.com\/?page_id=216","title":{"rendered":"Apartment List National Rent Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the January\u00a02017 National Apartment List<\/a> Rent Report!\u00a0Nationwide, rents fell for the fourth\u00a0straight month, though the index is beginning to level off. This seasonality is typical of the renting off-season, and we expect prices\u00a0to begin rising again in coming months as more renters move in the new year.<\/p>\n

National Rental Price Index<\/strong><\/p>\n

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From November\u00a0to December, rents fell in 51 out of the top 100 cities.\u00a0National median rent prices for November came in at\u00a0$1,100 for a 1-bedroom and $1,250 for a 2-bedroom; this represents a slight decrease from the month prior, and\u00a0is 1.3% higher than December\u00a02015.<\/p>\n

The 10 Cities With the Highest Rents<\/strong><\/p>\n

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January\u2019s\u00a0list of the nation\u2019s most expensive cities consists of the same 10 coastal hubs as last month. Note that although these cities consistently rank as the costliest, they are not necessarily getting more expensive; only Seattle and Los Angeles have year-over-year rent growth above the national average, and five of the top 10 have actually seen rents fall over the past year.\u00a0San Francisco continues to top our list, with New York following closely behind and Boston coming in at a distant third.<\/p>\n