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August 3, 2026

The Market Is Cooling Off But Buying Just Got More Expensive Again. What Q2 2026 Tells Us.

Rental Beast's Q2 2026 National Market Report shows a market splitting in two directions — rents stabilizing after a year of declines, leasing speeding up, and concessions cooling off, even as the gap between renting and buying widens again after three quarters of narrowing.

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Rental Beast Expands RenterLift to Help MLS Members Turn Today's Renters into Tomorrow's Buyers

New Partnership Between Rental Beast and Inside Real Estate Simplifies Rental Workflows for Agents and Renters

Rental Beast and RentEngine Partner to Bring AI-Powered Leasing to Real Estate Professionals

Rental Beast Partners with Greater Tyler Association of REALTORS® to Deliver Free Tenant Screening to Subscribers

Rental Beast Expands ARMLS® Integration With Add/Edit Tools for Rental Listings

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August 6, 2026

Montana's Rental Market: Missoula Climbs While Helena and the Flathead Cool

Missoula's rental market is heating up while Helena and the Flathead Valley are easing, according to fresh 2026 data across Montana Regional MLS territory. This post breaks down city-by-city rent trends, national context from Rental Beast's Q2 report, and how Rental Beast Pro helps you turn today's renters into tomorrow's clients, before they end up working with someone else.

August 4, 2026

The Kansas Rental Opportunity You're Not Fully Using

See the Kansas rental market data, the county-by-county inventory breakdown, and the Rental Beast tools already built into your Kansas REALTORS® membership.

August 3, 2026

The Market Is Cooling Off But Buying Just Got More Expensive Again. What Q2 2026 Tells Us.

Rental Beast's Q2 2026 National Market Report shows a market splitting in two directions — rents stabilizing after a year of declines, leasing speeding up, and concessions cooling off, even as the gap between renting and buying widens again after three quarters of narrowing.

August 3, 2026

Raleigh's rental market shows the first signs of stabilizing, but buying still costs renters a premium

Raleigh's 3-bedroom and single-family rents ticked up quarter-over-quarter even as they remain down sharply year-over-year, concessions cool to 60.7%, and buying costs $1,326 more per month than renting. See what the data means for agents this quarter.

For Landlords

August 3, 2026

The Market Is Cooling Off But Buying Just Got More Expensive Again. What Q2 2026 Tells Us.

Rental Beast's Q2 2026 National Market Report shows a market splitting in two directions — rents stabilizing after a year of declines, leasing speeding up, and concessions cooling off, even as the gap between renting and buying widens again after three quarters of narrowing.

August 3, 2026

Raleigh's rental market shows the first signs of stabilizing, but buying still costs renters a premium

Raleigh's 3-bedroom and single-family rents ticked up quarter-over-quarter even as they remain down sharply year-over-year, concessions cool to 60.7%, and buying costs $1,326 more per month than renting. See what the data means for agents this quarter.

August 3, 2026

Jackson rental market tightens as leasing activity accelerates

Jackson rents were essentially flat across every property type in Q2 2026, concessions fell 22.4% quarter over quarter, and days on market dropped 31.8%.

August 3, 2026

Honolulu remains one of the nation's tightest rental markets as rent-vs-buy gap stays remarkably small

Honolulu's concession rate held near 1.7% in Q2 2026, among the lowest of any market in this report, rents rose across nearly every segment, and the rent-vs-buy gap sits at just $115 a month, one of the narrowest tracked.