In what is normally considered prime leasing season, rents declined nationally by .3% month over month, with the largest drops in gateway markets that were the first to implement pandemic- inspired lockdowns, according to a report released by commercial real estate data and research company Yardi Matrix.
It was an improvement over April, though, which saw rents decline by .5%.
May has historically been a strong month for rental growth, with 3.5% YoY growth in May 2019 and 2.9% in May 2018. The report said not to expect any meaningful growth in the rental market for the next several months.
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