Planning to move in 2026? RentCafe.com’s latest Most Livable U.S. Metro Areas report is a comprehensive analysis factoring in 17 essential metrics that support the well-being and social engagement of its residents. With that in…
Affordable housing construction has reached a turning point: More than 91,000 affordable apartments were completed nationwide in 2024 — the highest total in the past decade. An in Metro Phoenix, developers built 4,600 affordable apartments in five tears, which is…
Just a quick reminder that Phoenix’s vacant hotels and underused offices are turning into rentals faster than ever. The metro area boasts the 20th biggest pipeline of adaptive reuse apartments, according to RentCafe.com’s latest report. LOCAL NEWS: Phoenix…
Phoenix managed to keep a good pace of apartment construction these past recent months, but it didn’t manage to ease demand for renting in Phoenix. In fact, while the occupancy rate dropped slightly, more tenants decided to stay put, locking in…
Although apartment construction in 2025 is shifting heavily to the South — now accounting for more than 50% of all expected completions — the Phoenix metro area pierced the top 10 dominated by Southern locations and secured the title of the 4th busiest apartment builder in…
With a rent budget of $1,500, choosing the right city in the Phoenix metro area could mean up to 180 square feet more (or less) of apartment space. While smaller cities typically offer the most space, Mesa and Tempe stand out by bucking the trend. Meanwhile, Scottsdale is the only city that…
According to an analysis from RentCafe of the best cities for renters, Phoenix offers the 4th best big city life for renters in 2025. It was surpassed only by Texas’…
The 2025 rental season is off to a tighter start than last year. In Phoenix, despite a robust influx of newly built apartments, more renters in Phoenix decided to renew their lease, keeping the competition for each vacant unit tight. …
You could be living next to millionaires and not even know it: 1 in 9 households with a seven-figure income in Phoenix are renting. Far from a fleeting trend, the number of millionaire renters in Phoenix…
A quarter of all post-pandemic apartments constructed in Phoenix was concentrated downtown. Impressively, this resulted in more than 5,200 new units, positioning the city center as the 21st fastest growing downtown nationwide. Our Downtown Construction Report looks at the 50 largest U.S. cities to highlight those…
One-bedroom apartments are taking over Phoenix: Developers built a whopping 13% more of this unit type in the last decade. Now, they make up half of the new apartments in your city. While these smaller living spaces offer convenience, renters won’t be pleased to know they got even more compact. Additionally, this shrinking Phoenix apartment size trend…
At the start of 2025, the Midwest emerged as the most competitive region for apartment-hunters with 10 metros in the top 20. In particular, Suburban Chicago (ranked second in the U.S.) has positioned…
