Cotality SFRI: Single-Family Rent Up 2% Year-Over-Year

Single-Family Rent Growth Returns to Normal

According to the latest Cotality Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI), U.S. single-family home rental prices increased 2% year over year in July, 2026. This figure is a slight decrease from last year’s annual increase of 2.1% and marks the sixth consecutive month of faster rent growth.

“August marks an important milestone for the rental market. Annual single-family rent growth returned to its long-run range, albeit at the lower end, for the first time since August 2025, and the number of markets experiencing rent declines fell to its lowest level since September 2023. Together, these trends suggest that rental market conditions are continuing to normalize and that rent growth is becoming more broadly distributed across the country.” Said Cotality senior principal economist Molly Boesel.