{"id":481627,"date":"2026-10-30T18:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T18:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/481627\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T18:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T18:38:07","slug":"renters-find-more-options-as-texas-rental-market-shifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/481627\/","title":{"rendered":"Renters find more options as Texas rental market shifts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DALLAS \u2014\u00a0Renters in North Texas may have more choices as apartment competition and rental concessions give prospective tenants additional flexibility, while prices vary across major Texas cities.<\/p>\n<p>Karen Forsythe, an apartment locator with Forsythe Realty Group who has spent nearly 30 years helping people find housing in Dallas, said the rental market remains active.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rental market, in my opinion, has always been extremely active. I don&#8217;t think we have gone through a slowdown period,\u201d Forsythe said.<\/p>\n<p>Forsythe said renters have plenty of apartments to consider as properties compete for tenants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s lots of apartments on the market, and those apartments are basically fighting for the business,\u201d Forsythe said.<\/p>\n<p>That competition is reflected in rental data. Property management company\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.doorstead.com\/blog\/dallas-fort-worth-rental-market-report\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Doorstead<\/a> reported that the median rent across property types in the Dallas-Fort Worth area fell nearly 2% in September 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Forsythe said the growing apartment supply has also led to more incentives for renters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s more apartments built every day. So, obviously there&#8217;s more rental concessions and specials for your renters,\u201d Forsythe said.<\/p>\n<p>For some renters, the decision to move is about more than the monthly cost. Rhonda Lawson, a Dallas-Fort Worth resident, recently traded a rental house for a two-bedroom apartment, citing the upkeep required by her previous home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was just a lot to maintain. The yard, the house, the rooms, the bathroom, things breaking down, me having to pay for it to fix it,\u201d Lawson said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the change in housing, Lawson said her rent has remained about the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRental house, the rental apartment, it&#8217;s pretty much been around the same. Around $2,000 or so,\u201d Lawson said.<\/p>\n<p>The move has reduced her responsibilities, she said, giving her more time to focus on other priorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s just less responsibility for me. I can focus on the things I need to focus on,\u201d Lawson said.<\/p>\n<p>Rental trends differ across Texas.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/rent-research\/national-rent-report\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zumper&#8217;s<\/a> October report found that asking rents for one-bedroom apartments fell nearly 9% in San Antonio and about 2% in Houston, while Austin rents rose nearly 3%.<\/p>\n<p>Forsythe said renting can offer flexibility for people who are not ready to commit to homeownership for several years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you buy a home, you&#8217;ve got a plan on being there for several years, and I just think renting gives you so many more options,\u201d Forsythe said.<\/p>\n<p>For renters considering a move, Forsythe recommends asking about available concessions and other incentives before signing a lease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DALLAS \u2014\u00a0Renters in North Texas may have more choices as apartment competition and rental concessions give prospective tenants&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":481628,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,1570,102,138,136128,223,82,1569,835],"class_list":["post-481627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-ctv","tag-dallas","tag-el-paso","tag-ezekiel-ramirez","tag-news","tag-san-antonio","tag-texas-what-you-need-to-know","tag-vod"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/481628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}