Nine renters compete for every one apartment in Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay is one of the hardest places in Florida for renters to find a new unit, according to a recent report by the rental listing website RentCafe. The report found that high home prices, tight housing supply and inflation have made Tampa Bay one of Florida’s most competitive rental markets at the start of 2023. To compile the report, RentCafe analyzed the 134 largest markets in the U.S. where data was available. It looked at the most revealing metrics when it came to competition, including: the…Original Article