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A look at the top five and bottom five metros for vacancy rates and rent increases in 2015.

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  • 3.3%
    The forecasted national average for rent growth this year.
    Following Sacramento, the nation’s lowest vacancy rates will occur in Rochester, N.Y.; Providence, R.I.; Ventura County, Calif.; and San Bernardino/Riverside, Calif.
    2.2%
    Sacramento, Calif., is expected to see the lowest forecasted vacancy rate.
    1.7%
    The lowest forecasted asking-rent increase, in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Little Rock, Ark..
    Only two metros (Chattanooga and Little Rock) are projected to have asking-rent jumps lower than overall inflation in 2015.
    8.9%
    The highest forecasted vacancy rate, in Memphis, Tenn.
    4.9%
    San Jose, Calif., is expected to see the highest forecasted asking-rent increase.
    7.4% – 7.8%
    The 2015 vacancy-rate range for Charleston, S.C.; Birmingham, Ala.; Washington, D.C.; and Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
    Following Chattanooga and Little Rock, rent increases are forecasted to be lowest, at 2% each, in Westchester County, N.Y.; Fairfield County, Conn.; and Albuquerque, N.M.
    After San Jose, the metros projected to have the highest asking-rent jumps are San Francisco; Denver; Seattle; and Oakland-East Bay, Calif.

    Source for all statistics: Reis

  • 3.3%
    The forecasted national average for rent growth this year.
    Following Sacramento, the nation’s lowest vacancy rates will occur in Rochester, N.Y.; Providence, R.I.; Ventura County, Calif.; and San Bernardino/Riverside, Calif.
    2.2%
    Sacramento, Calif., is expected to see the lowest forecasted vacancy rate.
    1.7%
    The lowest forecasted asking-rent increase, in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Little Rock, Ark..
    Only two metros (Chattanooga and Little Rock) are projected to have asking-rent jumps lower than overall inflation in 2015.
    8.9%
    The highest forecasted vacancy rate, in Memphis, Tenn.
    4.9%
    San Jose, Calif., is expected to see the highest forecasted asking-rent increase.
    7.4% – 7.8%
    The 2015 vacancy-rate range for Charleston, S.C.; Birmingham, Ala.; Washington, D.C.; and Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
    Following Chattanooga and Little Rock, rent increases are forecasted to be lowest, at 2% each, in Westchester County, N.Y.; Fairfield County, Conn.; and Albuquerque, N.M.
    After San Jose, the metros projected to have the highest asking-rent jumps are San Francisco; Denver; Seattle; and Oakland-East Bay, Calif.

    Source for all statistics: Reis

  • About the Author

    Laura McNulty

    Laura McNulty is senior managing editor for Remodeling and ProSales magazines. She formerly served as an associate editor for Hanley Wood's residential construction group. Contact her at lmcnulty@hanleywood.com.

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