- More new rental leases were signed in
Manhattan in June than any month since 2008. - A new report from Miller Samuel and Douglas Elliman examined rental trends across New York.
- "The market is tightening up from its peak moment of weakness," Miller Samuel president told Bloomberg.
Manhattan is having a major comeback: In June, more new rental leases were signed than in any previous month since at least 2008.
Renters are returning after fleeing the city during the early months of the coronavirus
That's due at least in part to
"There were a record 9,642 new lease signings, more than triple the number in the same period last year and the highest total on record since 2008," the report said. As such, the percentage of available housing inventory has dropped considerably in recent months - an over 50% decline from January, according to the report.
"The intensity of demand for new leases at lower rates is so high that it is burning up excess inventory very quickly," Miller Samuel president Jonathan Miller told Bloomberg. "The market is tightening up from its peak moment of weakness," Miller said, "which was really in the fall through January."
With demand increasing and supply declining, the perks that were once being offered to renters during the pandemic - like months of free rent, shorter lease terms, and overall lower rent prices - are rapidly disappearing.
Prices aren't completely back to normal just yet, according to the report: The average home rental price in Manhattan is still down year-over-year by over $100/month.
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