With peak Delta variant cases soon to hit this month followed by a likely retreat, apartment renters appear poised more than usual to get out and move, according to an August survey by Apartments.com.
The internet listing service is forecasting up to 8 million new leases to be signed in the next six months, as 53 percent of renters surveyed plan to move before spring.
The survey is based on 20,000 respondents among renters who have set up online search accounts and who submitted leads to apartment communities in the past two years. The information was presented during Apartmentalize last week in Chicago, a conference hosted by the National Apartment Association.
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