The association’s first African American president is remembered as a man of “character and love.”

Property owners are offering cash gifts, free rent, and other incentives to draw tenants and build confidence.

Annual rent price growth has continued to double—and even triple—in the last several months in some markets.

Even with having to pay higher home prices, most first-time buyers are still entering the housing market with the idea that the home they’re buying is a stepping stone into homeownership.

Buyers who are willing to relocate may find they can snag a lot more home space in the Midwest and South.