• CoStar’s Apartments.com reported US apartment rents rose 0.2% in May to USD 1,737, marking a sixth straight monthly gain.
• Annual rent growth held at 0.7%, down from 1.3% a year earlier, signaling subdued spring leasing momentum.
• All regions posted monthly increases; year-on-year gains led in the Midwest at 2%, while the South fell 0.8%.
• Supply-heavy markets stayed under pressure; Austin, San Antonio, Denver posted annual declines of about 3%.
• Report flagged a still-large but easing inventory overhang as a key constraint on national pricing power.

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