Real Estate
NYC’s Summer Rent Forecast: High Prices, Little Relief
"It's a landlord's market," a broker said as Manhattan's rents hovered above $4,000 and keep setting records.
NEW YORK CITY — Prepare to get burned, New Yorkers who are on the hunt for apartments this summer.
New York City's nation-leading rents show little sign of cooling off as seasonal heat returns, according to a slew of new studies.
Manhattan's typical rent surpassed a scorching $4,200 in April, the second month in a row it set a new record, according to a Douglas Elliman market report.
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The borough's rents are nearing $4,500 as experts at sites such as UrbanDigs expect a busy summer market.
"It's a landlord's market," said Adjina Dekidjiev, a broker at Coldwell Banker Warburg, in a statement attached to an UrbanDigs report.
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Study after study in recent weeks has painted a depressing picture for renters ahead of the summer.
New York City remains the priciest city in the nation, with May's typical one-bedroom rent at $3,780 and two-bedrooms at $4,000, a new Zumper study found.
Renters looking for greener pastures in the Garden State got some bad news from the Zumper study too. Jersey City's $3,180 median one-bedroom now makes it the second-priciest rental city in the nation, surpassing San Francisco, the study found.
The rental picture isn't much better in Brooklyn or Queens.
April's rent in Brooklyn hit a record $3,500, eclipsing the previous high set in August 2022, the Douglas Elliman study found.
Rents in northwest Queens also hit a record in April: $3,525, according to the Douglas Elliman study.
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