National Rents Rise 0.6%, But Charlotte and Raleigh Owners Face a Different Reality
The headline looks encouraging. National multifamily rents grew 0.6 percent year over year in January, according to the latest CoStar data, pushing the average asking rent to $1,713 and ending five consecutive months of flat or declining figures. That positive trendline is real, but it masks a split-screen rental market where geography determines almost everything….





