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Rental market conditions begin to ease

The small increase in vacancy in Q3 supports our view that the rental market is turning a corner and makes us increasingly confident in our call that rents will fall next year. Conditions remain tighter in the homeowner market. But higher interest rates should help bring vacant homes to market. That adds to the reasons why we expect a gradual rise in existing home inventory in the coming quarters.

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