Rent increases outpace home-price growth: Attom

Rent increases are outpacing home-price growth in the majority of counties in the United States, shrinking the affordability gap between renting and buying, a new industry report shows.

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Median rents rose at a greater rate than median sales prices in 229, or 55%, of the 416 counties with sufficient rent and price data to analyze between 2025 and 2026, according to Attom’s…