Dallas, Austin Single-Family Rents Fall as Sun Belt Supply Wave Erodes Landlord Pricing Power

Texas single-family rents slipped during the first half of 2026 as years of aggressive apartment and build-to-rent construction across the Sun Belt caught up with landlords, with Dallas rents down 2.2 percent and Austin off 0.9 percent year-over-year. The declines came as national single-family rents fell 1.6 percent to a $2,100 median asking rent, according […]