U.S. renters are still paying for stability, but the way that rent gets managed is changing fast. With 25% of property professionals expecting rent growth to keep running and 38% less administrative time reported after automating leasing workflows, small operational shifts are reshaping monthly outcomes. From a 12.8 million unit global rental fleet to the 2.0% U.S. multifamily delinquency rate, these are the rental statistics that explain why demand, pricing, and retention are moving at the same time.
Key Takeaways
- 5.6 million housing units in the U.S. are owned by investors categorized as “institutional” multifamily owners, underpinning demand for rental management services (U.S. institutional ownership estimate)
- 25% of respondents in a 2023 survey of property professionals expected rent growth to continue over the next 12 months (rental market outlook figure)
- Rental vehicles worldwide reached 12.8 million units in 2023 (global rental fleet estimate reported by industry tracker)
- Average monthly rent in the UK rose to £1,055 in 2024 for properties listed on major rental portals (rent index level reported in sector analytics)
- U.S. rent for newly leased apartments averaged $1,764 per month in 2024 (national average for new leases reported in rent index)
- $4.5 billion: expected 2024 investment in U.S. build-to-rent projects (construction pipeline figure cited in industry outlook)
- 1.9x higher effective cost for late/failed payments in rental management: a study found households with rent arrears had 1.9x higher probability of subsequent eviction-related moves
- 38% reduction in property-management administrative time after automation of leasing workflows in a 2023 proptech deployment study
- 2.3 days average processing time reduction for leasing applications (from 2022 baseline) after implementing document automation in a 2023 operational metrics benchmark
- 2.7 million active rental listings in the UK across major portals in 2024 (market coverage estimate reported by rental portal analytics)
- $10.3 billion global market size for car rental services in 2023 (global spend estimate in market sizing database)
- 12.5% of U.S. households used a self-storage unit in 2023 (American Housing Survey linked analysis cited by industry researchers)
- 48.0% of U.S. households reported paying for housing with rent (share of consumer expenditure going to rent, Consumer Expenditure Survey latest annual figure where reported)
- 35% of U.S. renters reported using online platforms to search for a rental home (survey of rental search behavior, industry consumer research)
- 1.47% year-over-year (YoY) increase in U.S. median asking rent (2024, compared with 2023) for professionally managed units tracked by RentCafe/Entrata
Rental markets stay in demand as rents rise, automation speeds leasing and collections, and occupancy remains strong.
Industry Trends
15.6 million housing units in the U.S. are owned by investors categorized as “institutional” multifamily owners, underpinning demand for rental management services (U.S. institutional ownership estimate)[1]
Verified
225% of respondents in a 2023 survey of property professionals expected rent growth to continue over the next 12 months (rental market outlook figure)[2]
Verified
3Rental vehicles worldwide reached 12.8 million units in 2023 (global rental fleet estimate reported by industry tracker)[3]
Single source
4U.S. self-storage rental demand: 94.1% average occupancy as of Q4 2023, reflecting strong occupancy levels across storage rental markets[4]
Verified
519% of rental units in a 2023 audit were rated with poor energy performance, driving demand for efficiency upgrades funded through rent-related programs[5]
Directional
618% of U.S. multifamily units are covered by smart-home or connected-home capabilities (connected devices penetration in rentals, industry research estimate)[6]
Verified
71.6x growth in adoption of virtual leasing tours (YoY growth estimate for virtual tours in U.S. rental leasing operations, industry tracker)[7]
Verified
8€12.5 billion expected European investment in residential retrofit for rental efficiency (EU-wide investment outlook for energy renovation targeting residential stock)[8]
Directional
Industry Trends Interpretation
With 5.6 million U.S. multifamily housing units owned by institutional investors and 25% of property professionals expecting rent growth to keep rising, the Industry Trends story is that rental demand is strong and is increasingly being shaped by investments in smarter and more efficient homes like the 18% connected-home coverage and the €12.5 billion projected for European retrofit spending.
Cost Analysis
1Average monthly rent in the UK rose to £1,055 in 2024 for properties listed on major rental portals (rent index level reported in sector analytics)[9]
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2U.S. rent for newly leased apartments averaged $1,764 per month in 2024 (national average for new leases reported in rent index)[10]
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3$4.5 billion: expected 2024 investment in U.S. build-to-rent projects (construction pipeline figure cited in industry outlook)[11]
Directional
46.8% increase in rent in the US from 2020 to 2022 for shelter costs (CPI shelter component trend)[12]
Single source
524% lower delinquency rates when using automated reminders and online payment options (collections cost avoidance effect from collections analytics report)[13]
Verified
615% of rent revenue loss is attributed to vacancy/leasing downtime in large multifamily portfolios (loss decomposition from industry benchmark analysis)[14]
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73.0% average bank/processing fee share for rent payment rails in the UK (payments cost metric from UK payments industry analysis)[15]
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Cost Analysis Interpretation
Cost pressures in renting are rising sharply, with UK average monthly rent reaching £1,055 in 2024 and US newly leased apartments averaging $1,764 per month, while even in the US shelter costs climbed 6.8% from 2020 to 2022 and expected 2024 build to rent investment of $4.5 billion underscores how much of the market’s cost dynamics are being shaped by supply and financing choices.
Performance Metrics
11.9x higher effective cost for late/failed payments in rental management: a study found households with rent arrears had 1.9x higher probability of subsequent eviction-related moves[16]
Single source
238% reduction in property-management administrative time after automation of leasing workflows in a 2023 proptech deployment study[17]
Verified
32.3 days average processing time reduction for leasing applications (from 2022 baseline) after implementing document automation in a 2023 operational metrics benchmark[18]
Single source
497.2% average uptime for leading hosted property management software services in 2023 (SaaS availability benchmark)[19]
Verified
54.1% average annual decline in rental maintenance requests per unit after implementing preventive maintenance programs (fleet/building operations study)[20]
Single source
6Average delivery lead time for rental vehicles decreased by 21% in 2023 due to route optimization (fleet ops performance reported in logistics study)[21]
Verified
71.7x faster turnaround for rental returns with RFID tracking compared with barcode-only processes in a 2021 supply-chain study[22]
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832% fewer maintenance escalations when using predictive analytics for building systems in a 2022 energy management study[23]
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990-day delinquency rate for rental housing in the U.S. multifamily segment was 2.0% in 2023 (delinquency metric reported by major credit/rent performance index)[24]
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102.3% of housing units in the U.S. were in arrears (rental delinquency share, reported as a portion of rental households in housing market indicators for 2023)[25]
Verified
1191% of U.S. multifamily property managers report using maintenance request ticketing systems (work-order workflow adoption rate, survey-based benchmark)[26]
Verified
1287% of tenant support tickets resolved within 24 hours (customer service performance benchmark for property management workflows, based on vendor-reported KPIs)[27]
Directional
1394% average on-time payment rate for renters using automated rent payment reminders (automated collections performance metric reported by a payments provider analysis)[28]
Verified
Performance Metrics Interpretation
Performance metrics in renting show that operational and payment automation are driving measurable gains, with 38% less administration time and a 2.3 day faster leasing application process in 2023 while automated reminders support a 94% on time payment rate.
Market Size
12.7 million active rental listings in the UK across major portals in 2024 (market coverage estimate reported by rental portal analytics)[29]
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2$10.3 billion global market size for car rental services in 2023 (global spend estimate in market sizing database)[30]
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Market Size Interpretation
In the Market Size category, the UK alone had an estimated 2.7 million active rental listings across major portals in 2024, while globally car rental services reached a $10.3 billion spend in 2023 showing strong and sizable demand across both listings and rental markets.
User Adoption
112.5% of U.S. households used a self-storage unit in 2023 (American Housing Survey linked analysis cited by industry researchers)[31]
Verified
248.0% of U.S. households reported paying for housing with rent (share of consumer expenditure going to rent, Consumer Expenditure Survey latest annual figure where reported)[32]
Directional
335% of U.S. renters reported using online platforms to search for a rental home (survey of rental search behavior, industry consumer research)[33]
Verified
463% of U.S. property managers use a digital tenant screening process (share of respondents adopting digital screening workflows, industry survey)[34]
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User Adoption Interpretation
In the User Adoption landscape for Renting, online and digital habits are clearly gaining ground, with 35% of U.S. renters using online platforms to search for a rental home and 63% of property managers already using digital tenant screening processes.
Market Trends
11.47% year-over-year (YoY) increase in U.S. median asking rent (2024, compared with 2023) for professionally managed units tracked by RentCafe/Entrata[35]
Verified
26.0% year-over-year growth in the U.S. Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for the latest month reported in Zillow’s monthly index data (YoY rent growth, seasonally unadjusted)[36]
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Market Trends Interpretation
From a Market Trends perspective, rental pricing is edging up as U.S. median asking rent for professionally managed units rose 1.47% year over year in 2024 and Zillow’s ZORI showed 6.0% year-over-year growth in the latest reported month.
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