AAT $21.28 -0.79% ▼ ABR $2.69 -1.10% ▼ ACA $147.06 +0.03% ▲ ACM $58.94 +0.74% ▲ ACR $10.40 -0.67% ▼ ADC $67.04 +0.72% ▲ AGNC $8.72 -0.34% ▼ AGX $345.56 -0.70% ▼ AHR $53.23 +0.42% ▲ AHT $1.83 -2.40% ▼ AIV $1.70 -1.52% ▼ AKR $18.59 +0.32% ▲ ALX $233.66 -0.51% ▼ AMH $31.28 +1.00% ▲ AMT $185.27 +1.16% ▲ AOMR $7.19 +0.00% ▲ AP-UN.TO $5.68 -1.73% ▼ APG $40.15 -0.45% ▼ APLE $17.05 +0.00% ▲ APPF $212.13 -2.96% ▼ APR-UN.TO $12.19 +0.66% ▲ ARE $41.62 -1.37% ▼ ARE.TO $51.65 +0.82% ▲ ARI $6.38 -0.48% ▼ ARR $13.20 -0.15% ▼ ATRL.TO $86.01 -1.22% ▼ AXR $19.68 -2.77% ▼ BDN $2.63 +0.00% ▲ BDT.TO $77.11 -0.08% ▼ BEI-UN.TO $60.98 -0.91% ▼ AAT $21.28 -0.79% ▼ ABR $2.69 -1.10% ▼ ACA $147.06 +0.03% ▲ ACM $58.94 +0.74% ▲ ACR $10.40 -0.67% ▼ ADC $67.04 +0.72% ▲ AGNC $8.72 -0.34% ▼ AGX $345.56 -0.70% ▼ AHR $53.23 +0.42% ▲ AHT $1.83 -2.40% ▼ AIV $1.70 -1.52% ▼ AKR $18.59 +0.32% ▲ ALX $233.66 -0.51% ▼ AMH $31.28 +1.00% ▲ AMT $185.27 +1.16% ▲ AOMR $7.19 +0.00% ▲ AP-UN.TO $5.68 -1.73% ▼ APG $40.15 -0.45% ▼ APLE $17.05 +0.00% ▲ APPF $212.13 -2.96% ▼ APR-UN.TO $12.19 +0.66% ▲ ARE $41.62 -1.37% ▼ ARE.TO $51.65 +0.82% ▲ ARI $6.38 -0.48% ▼ ARR $13.20 -0.15% ▼ ATRL.TO $86.01 -1.22% ▼ AXR $19.68 -2.77% ▼ BDN $2.63 +0.00% ▲ BDT.TO $77.11 -0.08% ▼ BEI-UN.TO $60.98 -0.91% ▼

Buying costs outpace rent, pushing would-be buyers to lease instead

October 15, 2026 · by Real Estate Presswire

The gap in renting versus buying widened over the past year, with rental demand up 19.2 percent and Bay Area rents at record highs, according to Zillow and Realtor.com.

Source: https://www.inman.com/2026/10/15/renting-vs-buying-rental-demand-zillow/