[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f98rtb7rt9pv4":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":38,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":42},{"item":4,"previous":26,"next":32},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":12,"bodyImage":13,"isInfographic":14,"categories":15,"isVideo":14,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":24,"updatedAt":25},477,"rents-still-skyrocketing","Rents Still Skyrocketing","\u003Cem>Zillow\u003C\u002Fem> recently \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.zillow.com\u002Fresearch\u002F2015-total-us-rent-paid-11528\u002F?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emm-0116_prdigest-0106rentpaidtextcta\">revealed\u003C\u002Fa> that the 43 million renter households in the US spent $535 billion on rent in 2015. Aggregate numbers like these often make it difficult to truly assess a situation. For more clarity, we want to share some points that were made in a \u003Cem>Wall Street Journal\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.wsj.com\u002Farticles\u002Fu-s-apartment-rents-rose-the-most-last-year-since-recession-survey-says-1452054600\">article\u003C\u002Fa> earlier this month.\r\n\r\n","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Fsimplifyingmedia\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F01\u002F01161813\u002FRents-Skyrocketing.jpg","\u003Cem>Zillow\u003C\u002Fem> recently \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.zillow.com\u002Fresearch\u002F2015-total-us-rent-paid-11528\u002F?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emm-0116_prdigest-0106rentpaidtextcta\">revealed\u003C\u002Fa> that the 43 million renter households in the US spent $535 billion on rent in 2015. Aggregate numbers like these often make it difficult to truly assess a situation. For more clarity, we want to share some points that were made in a \u003Cem>Wall Street Journal\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.wsj.com\u002Farticles\u002Fu-s-apartment-rents-rose-the-most-last-year-since-recession-survey-says-1452054600\">article\u003C\u002Fa> earlier this month.\r\n\r\n\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe article made two important points:\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">1. Rents are increasing faster than the last several years:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem> “Apartment rents increased faster last year than at any time since 2007.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">2. Rent increases are accelerating\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Another report from Axiometrics Inc., a Dallas-based apartment research company, showed that rents increased 4.7% in the fourth quarter compared with the same quarter a year earlier, the strongest year-end performance since 2005”.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nHere is a graph to illustrate the rate of increase over the last several years:\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F01\u002FRents-KCM.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-47766\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F01\u002FRents-KCM.jpg\" alt=\"Average Effective Rent in the US | Keeping Current Matters\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F01\u002FRents-KCM.jpg",false,[16,20],{"id":17,"name":18,"slug":19},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":21,"name":22,"slug":23},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers","2016-01-20T10:00:24Z","2016-01-14T18:43:08Z",{"id":27,"slug":28,"title":29,"featuredImage":30,"publishedAt":31,"contentType":10,"isVideo":14},476,"are-you-wondering-what-it-takes-to-buy-your-first-home","Are You Wondering What It Takes To Buy Your First Home?","https:\u002F\u002Fsimplifyingmedia\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F01\u002F01161803\u002FMillennial-Couple-in-front-of-House.jpg","2016-01-19T10:00:41Z",{"id":33,"slug":34,"title":35,"featuredImage":36,"publishedAt":37,"contentType":10,"isVideo":14},478,"what-do-you-actually-need-to-get-a-mortgage","What Do You Actually Need to Get a Mortgage?","https:\u002F\u002Fsimplifyingmedia\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F01\u002F01161809\u002FNeed-To-Qualify.jpg","2016-01-21T10:00:31Z",{"cover":39,"open":40,"shareSpread":41},"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Cover-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Spread-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Magazine-original.png",[43,47,48,52,56,60,64,65,69,73,77,81,85,89,93,97,101,105,109,113,117,121,125,129,133,137,141,145,149,153],{"id":44,"name":45,"slug":46},1,"Uncategorized","uncategorized",{"id":17,"name":18,"slug":19},{"id":49,"name":50,"slug":51},6,"For Sellers","sellers",{"id":53,"name":54,"slug":55},7,"Foreclosures","foreclosures",{"id":57,"name":58,"slug":59},8,"Infographics","infographics",{"id":61,"name":62,"slug":63},9,"Home Prices","home-prices",{"id":21,"name":22,"slug":23},{"id":66,"name":67,"slug":68},34,"Senior Market","senior-market",{"id":70,"name":71,"slug":72},35,"Mortgage Rates","mortgage-rates",{"id":74,"name":75,"slug":76},38,"Move-Up","move-up",{"id":78,"name":79,"slug":80},41,"For Sale by Owner","for-sale-by-owner",{"id":82,"name":83,"slug":84},42,"Featured","featured",{"id":86,"name":87,"slug":88},45,"New Construction","new-construction",{"id":90,"name":91,"slug":92},52,"Luxury \u002F Vacation","luxury--vacation",{"id":94,"name":95,"slug":96},53,"Rent vs. Buy","rent-vs-buy",{"id":98,"name":99,"slug":100},80,"Time-sensitive","time-sensitive",{"id":102,"name":103,"slug":104},81,"Outdated","outdated",{"id":106,"name":107,"slug":108},147,"Internal","internal",{"id":110,"name":111,"slug":112},148,"Do Not Autopost","do-not-autopost",{"id":114,"name":115,"slug":116},320,"Inventory","inventory",{"id":118,"name":119,"slug":120},321,"Agent Value","agent-value",{"id":122,"name":123,"slug":124},322,"Affordability","affordability",{"id":126,"name":127,"slug":128},323,"Buying Tips","buying-tips",{"id":130,"name":131,"slug":132},324,"Downsize","downsize",{"id":134,"name":135,"slug":136},325,"Economy","economy",{"id":138,"name":139,"slug":140},326,"Equity","equity",{"id":142,"name":143,"slug":144},327,"Forecasts","forecasts",{"id":146,"name":147,"slug":148},328,"Selling Tips","selling-tips",{"id":150,"name":151,"slug":152},339,"Expired\u002FWithdrawn\u002FCanceled","expiredwithdrawncanceled",{"id":154,"name":155,"slug":156},340,"Price It Right\u002FOverpricing","price-it-rightoverpricing"]