The COVID-19 pandemic kept more people in their apartments last year.
This may come as a surprise, given the data that show more Americans moving to lower-cost areas of the country. Yet in a recent report, RENTCafé said that 10% fewer renters applied for a new apartment last year, which broke a years-long trend of single-digit increases. These results were consistent with a RENTCafé survey in April of 2020, when 11% of renters said they were staying put.
The decrease in renter mobility showed up in local markets. The number of applications for apartments in 16 of the nation's 30 largest metros went down compared to the previous years, which demonstrates how the pandemic curtailed moving plans.
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Leslie Shaver
Les Shaver has been covering commercial and residential real estate for almost 20 years. His work has appeared in Multifamily Executive, Builder, units, Arlington Magazine in addition to GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.
