/tags/rentals Rentals en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:01:00 GMT /housing/2025-01-17/department-of-justice-antitrust-lawsuit-realpage-austin-tx-landlords-tenants According to an analysis by KUT, these companies own and manage at least 52,715 rental homes in the Austin metro. That accounts for roughly 13% of all multifamily homes. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:01:00 GMT /housing/2025-01-17/department-of-justice-antitrust-lawsuit-realpage-austin-tx-landlords-tenants Audrey McGlinchy /housing/2024-11-01/austin-reopens-applications-for-people-who-need-help-paying-rent Applications to the city’s rental assistance program have been closed since February. Council members voted this summer to reup the program with about $3.6 million in funding. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:11:31 GMT /housing/2024-11-01/austin-reopens-applications-for-people-who-need-help-paying-rent Audrey McGlinchy /housing/2024-10-25/austin-moves-to-require-landlords-to-disclose-rental-fees-up-front Council members voted Thursday on a resolution requiring landlords to divulge monthly and one-time fees. Council is expected to finalize the new rule next summer. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:40:59 GMT /housing/2024-10-25/austin-moves-to-require-landlords-to-disclose-rental-fees-up-front Audrey McGlinchy /housing/2024-09-10/as-rents-across-the-country-go-up-austin-prices-continue-to-fall Lots of new apartments and fewer people moving to the area means the average price of rent in Austin has continued to fall. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:34:41 GMT /housing/2024-09-10/as-rents-across-the-country-go-up-austin-prices-continue-to-fall Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2024-02-29/construction-boomed-in-austin-and-rents-went-down-now-some-builders-are-dismantling-the-cranes Low interest rates and a rise in the number of people moving to Austin made building apartments during the pandemic profitable. Now, there's less money to be made. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /austin/2024-02-29/construction-boomed-in-austin-and-rents-went-down-now-some-builders-are-dismantling-the-cranes Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2023-01-12/austins-largest-public-housing-authority-opens-waitlist-for-affordable-homes Residents who live in public housing pay roughly a third of their income toward rent. Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:58:24 GMT /austin/2023-01-12/austins-largest-public-housing-authority-opens-waitlist-for-affordable-homes Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2022-10-07/monthly-rent-cost-austin Experts agree there’s not a one-stop shop for comprehensive rent data. But there are some things to keep in mind when you're confronted with a spectrum of city rent prices. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2022-10-07/monthly-rent-cost-austin Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2021-10-08/the-average-monthly-rent-in-austin-is-now-1-500-prices-are-rising-at-the-fastest-pace-ever While rents in Austin have typically increased by up to 5% each year, this past year they have risen nearly 20%, according to some numbers. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2021-10-08/the-average-monthly-rent-in-austin-is-now-1-500-prices-are-rising-at-the-fastest-pace-ever Audrey McGlinchy /covid-19/2021-08-26/the-supreme-court-will-allow-evictions-to-resume-it-could-affect-millions-of-tenants The court's six conservative justices said the CDC exceeded its authority by issuing the two-month pause on evictions in much of the country. Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:48:59 GMT /covid-19/2021-08-26/the-supreme-court-will-allow-evictions-to-resume-it-could-affect-millions-of-tenants Krishnadev Calamur, Chris Arnold /austin/2020-05-12/11-000-austinites-applied-for-rent-assistance-from-the-city-1-000-will-get-it The City of Austin and the local public housing authority received 10,738 applications for a slice of $1.2 million the city put aside to help people� Tue, 12 May 2020 19:48:58 GMT /austin/2020-05-12/11-000-austinites-applied-for-rent-assistance-from-the-city-1-000-will-get-it Audrey McGlinchy