The Cities Where Rent Is Rising Fastest
Rents are still rising—but at a more modest pace than in recent years
A view of Seattle is seen from the balcony of a house in Bellevue, Washington.
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Your landlord will probably never lower your rent—but at least you can take solace that rents aren't rising as quickly as they used to.
Rents for single-family homes are likely to rise by 1.7 percent in the year ending August 2017, according to new data from Zillow. That continues the trend of slower rent growth during the current calendar year, and it marks a big shift from 2015, when rents in San Francisco, among other cities, jumped by more than 10 percent.