Los Angeles Times
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'Finally, a renter's market': L.A. rent prices drop to four-year low - Los Angeles Times
January 29, 2026 - In December, L.A.-area rent prices hit a four-year low, while apartment vacancy rates hit a nearly five-year high, signaling a potential renter's market in some neighborhoods.
CBS News
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New Los Angeles apartment developments drive rental prices down, study finds - CBS Los Angeles
4 weeks ago - One-bedroom rents in LA are down 3.5% this month, settling at $2,210. Two-bedroom rents dropped 2.6% to $3,030.
Yahoo! Finance
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Los Angeles Rents Hit 3-Year Low—but Most Residents Still Can’t Afford Them
4 weeks ago - The median asking rent for all rental properties in L.A. County fell to $2,520 in the first quarter of 2026, down $97—or 3.7%—from the same period a year earlier, according to the first Los Angeles Rental Report from Realtor.com economists.
Los Angeles Times
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L.A.'s surging real estate prices have cooled, so why is nobody buying condos? - Los Angeles Times
2 weeks ago - In December, L.A.-area rent prices hit a four-year low, while apartment vacancy rates hit a nearly five-year high, signaling a potential renter’s market in some neighborhoods. Jan.
'Finally, a renter's market': L.A. rent prices drop to four-year low
Los Angeles rents are dropping because people have given up and are moving to cheaper places. Austin, Charlotte, etc.'s rents are dropping because they built a metric shit ton of housing. Insert "we are not the same" meme here. More on reddit.com
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January 28, 2026'Finally, a renter's market': L.A. rent prices drop to four-year low [CA]
This headline is a bit misleading. Even the article admits this is a very small shift, not some new era. The “four-year low” median is $2,167 in the L.A. metro and $2,035 in L.A. County, but that’s still basically at peak levels and they say it’s only 4.2% below the all-time high of $2,262 (Aug 2022). That’s a plateau, not a renter’s market. Most of the power shift examples are highly specific and not universal. Sandra Gomez got $50 off ($2,000 to $1,950). I mean ok that’s nice, but not exactly a market reset. Yes, supply is up (15,095 units completed in 2025) and vacancies hit 5.3%, but that’s still not a “cheap” vacancy rate and just gives tenants more leverage in softer submarkets/older product. The article straight up says desirable areas are still rising A drop to a “four-year low” still leaves rents extremely high by historical standards and the median hides a lot. Most of the small declines are in older units, soft submarkets, or with concessions baked in. More on reddit.com
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January 28, 2026'Finally, a renter's market': L.A. rent prices drop to four-year low
This headline is a bit misleading. Even the article admits this is a very small shift, not some new era. The “four-year low” median is $2,167 in the L.A. metro and $2,035 in L.A. County, but that’s still basically at peak levels and they say it’s only 4.2% below the all-time high of $2,262 (Aug 2022). That’s a plateau, not a renter’s market. Most of the power shift examples are highly specific and not universal. Sandra Gomez got $50 off ($2,000 to $1,950). I mean ok that’s nice, but not exactly a market reset. Yes, supply is up (15,095 units completed in 2025) and vacancies hit 5.3%, but that’s still not a “cheap” vacancy rate and just gives tenants more leverage in softer submarkets/older product. The article straight up says desirable areas are still rising A drop to a “four-year low” still leaves rents extremely high by historical standards and the median hides a lot. Most of the small declines are in older units, soft submarkets, or with concessions baked in. More on reddit.com
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January 28, 2026Anyone else notice the rental market starting to correct?
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June 15, 2025Zillow
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Average Rental Price in Los Angeles, CA & Market Trends | Zillow Rental Manager
1 week ago - Research rental market trends in Los Angeles, CA. See the average rent, monthly and annual rent changes and compare rental costs across locations.
Los Angeles Times
latimes.com › california › newsletter › 2026-02-01 › rent-is-finally-decreasing-in-los-angeles-surrounding-county-no-joke
Rent is finally decreasing in Los Angeles, surrounding county. No joke - Los Angeles Times
February 7, 2026 - County also dropped to a four-year low of $2,035. The last time L.A. rents were that low was January 2022, in the wake of a furious pandemic home-buying market that saw a wave of renters purchase homes for the first time, leaving apartments ...
Yahoo! Finance
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The LA neighborhoods with the biggest rent drops — and one surprising area with a huge increase
February 3, 2026 - Median rental prices in the Los Angeles metro area dropped to $2,167 in December, the lowest since January 2022.
The Real Deal
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Rent Prices in Los Angeles City, County Reach Four-Year Low
January 30, 2026 - The median monthly rent in the Los Angeles metro area fell to $2,167 in December, marking the lowest price in four years, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing data from Apartment List.
PR Newswire
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LA Rents Fall to a Four-Year Low, But Affordability Remains Out of Reach for Many
4 weeks ago - The $97 drop, 3.7% below a year ago, marks a new low point since the region's summer 2022 peak, when pandemic-driven demand and constrained supply pushed rents to record highs. Today, a wave of new multifamily construction is putting sustained ...
Reddit
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r/yimby on Reddit: 'Finally, a renter's market': L.A. rent prices drop to four-year low
January 28, 2026 - Los Angeles rents are dropping because people have given up and are moving to cheaper places. Austin, Charlotte, etc.'s rents are dropping because they built a metric shit ton of housing.
Reddit
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r/Renters on Reddit: 'Finally, a renter's market': L.A. rent prices drop to four-year low [CA]
January 28, 2026 -
Renters in L.A. may finally have some leverage. L.A. rent prices have dropped to a four-year low. Here’s what that means for your next lease.
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This headline is a bit misleading. Even the article admits this is a very small shift, not some new era. The “four-year low” median is $2,167 in the L.A. metro and $2,035 in L.A. County, but that’s still basically at peak levels and they say it’s only 4.2% below the all-time high of $2,262 (Aug 2022). That’s a plateau, not a renter’s market. Most of the power shift examples are highly specific and not universal. Sandra Gomez got $50 off ($2,000 to $1,950). I mean ok that’s nice, but not exactly a market reset. Yes, supply is up (15,095 units completed in 2025) and vacancies hit 5.3%, but that’s still not a “cheap” vacancy rate and just gives tenants more leverage in softer submarkets/older product. The article straight up says desirable areas are still rising A drop to a “four-year low” still leaves rents extremely high by historical standards and the median hides a lot. Most of the small declines are in older units, soft submarkets, or with concessions baked in.
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Zumper
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Average Rent in Los Angeles, CA and Rent Price Trends
The average rent for an apartment in Los Angeles, CA is currently $2,548. This is a 10% decrease compared to the previous year.
Medium
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Los Angeles Rent Prices Plunge Despite Epic Wildfires: A Counterintuitive Trend | by Ky Trang Ho | Medium
February 6, 2025 - The media was wrong. Despite the barrage of scary headlines about rising rents and price gouging, Los Angeles rent prices dropped in January even though massive wildfires ravaged 9,418 homes and structures and scorched 14,021 acres.
KTLA 5 News
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Rent prices are falling in Los Angeles | KTLA
June 6, 2024 - Rents in Los Angeles have dropped 3% over the past year, marking the sharpest decline of any major city in California, according to a new report from the nonprofit news outlet Crosstown L.A. The median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in L.A. ...
San Francisco Chronicle
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Here’s why S.F. apartment rents keep surging but L.A. is in a slump
February 11, 2026 - The city of Los Angeles’ median rent was down 1.8% in January to $2,033 for one- and two-bedrooms compared to the prior year, the lowest rate since 2021, according to Apartment List.
Reddit
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r/LosAngelesRealEstate on Reddit: 'Finally, a renter's market': L.A. rent prices drop to four-year low
January 28, 2026 -
For years, L.A. has been one of the costliest cities in the country for renters. Annual price hikes seemed inevitable, and finding the perfect apartment felt more like a competitive sport.
But data suggest that the market could be ever so slightly shifting.
The median rent in the L.A. metro area dropped to $2,167 in December. The last time L.A. rents were that low was January 2022, in the wake of a furious pandemic home-buying market that saw a wave of renters buy homes for the first time, leaving apartments empty and bringing prices down.
The drop-off mirrors a national trend, as the U.S. median rent dropped to a similar four-year low in December. But within Southern California, the downturn is unique to L.A. Over the same stretch, rents rose or remained steady in Orange, Ventura and San Bernardino counties and in California as a whole.
What do experts say about the drop? Read more at the link
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This headline is a bit misleading. Even the article admits this is a very small shift, not some new era. The “four-year low” median is $2,167 in the L.A. metro and $2,035 in L.A. County, but that’s still basically at peak levels and they say it’s only 4.2% below the all-time high of $2,262 (Aug 2022). That’s a plateau, not a renter’s market. Most of the power shift examples are highly specific and not universal. Sandra Gomez got $50 off ($2,000 to $1,950). I mean ok that’s nice, but not exactly a market reset. Yes, supply is up (15,095 units completed in 2025) and vacancies hit 5.3%, but that’s still not a “cheap” vacancy rate and just gives tenants more leverage in softer submarkets/older product. The article straight up says desirable areas are still rising A drop to a “four-year low” still leaves rents extremely high by historical standards and the median hides a lot. Most of the small declines are in older units, soft submarkets, or with concessions baked in.
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Market rent has been flat for like 6 years. That being said, there’s always a lot of inventory in December and January.
Secret Los Angeles
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Rent Prices Are Plummeting In This L.A. County City, With ...
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Doorstead
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How Is the Los Angeles Rental Market Doing in 2026? May Data & Landlord Insights | Doorstead
6 days ago - In this market, the most common culprit is an asking rent that no longer matches what tenants are willing to pay. Rents have dropped 6.57% year-over-year, and tenants have more options than they did 12–18 months ago.
Reddit
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r/AskLosAngeles on Reddit: Anyone else notice the rental market starting to correct?
June 15, 2025 -
Looking for a 1-2 bd for the first time in 3 years and kinda surprised at this market. Most unit's I've looked at have been on the market for 2+ months unless they are an absolute gem that's competitively priced.
Anyone else experiencing this?
Seems like people can't get those numbers that they dreamed of getting when they bought that house and built that ADU in 2021 and now are a bit stuck. Some refuse to take the "L" and they continue to sit empty
I've seen average ADU and apts go from $3300 to $2500 in a matter of months...and they aren't even worth $2500 so I think they'll continue falling. Seems like we're nearing an actual fair market!
Reddit
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r/AskLosAngeles on Reddit: Is anyone else seeing rents drop in LA apartments?
October 9, 2025 -
I’m apt hunting in Koreatown/DTLA this fall/winter and noticing some unusual trends. Our current 2-bedroom has a base rent of $3,200 (we moved here two years ago), but our complex has like six vacant 2 bed units going for around $2,800 i’m downright flabbergasted. A lot of the “luxury” apartments that i was eyeing when i was apt hunting in 2023 were well over 3k now im seeing so many of the similar apts going for like $2.7k-2.8k even some with rent concessions.
It feels like property management companies might be adopting dynamic pricing, and renters seem more cautious about moving due to constant layoffs and uncertainty in the job market. Or maybe there’s just less competition during fall/winter months? idk
Would you say LA is leaning toward a tenant’s market rn? Are others seeing rents lower than expected or units sitting vacant?
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LA's economy is suffering pretty bad, we have one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation for big cities, the entertainment industry is on a huge decline, layoffs all over the place with tariffs impacting companies all over...just a huge mess. Add in the ICE raids, the fires, and the already sky high cost of living, and what we're seeing is the market beginning to reflect the situation on the ground.
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Yes, rents are dropping. We got a directive just last week to lower rents even further to shore up vacancies. Source: I work in property management / RE development.