The U.S. government is reporting that the national vacancy rates for Q2, 2024 were 6.6% for rental housing and 0.9% for homeowner housing. The national homeownership rate for Q2 2024 was 65.6%. In addition, approximately 89.6% of the housing units in the United States in Q2 were occupied and 10.4% were vacant. Owner-occupied housing units made up 58.8% of total housing units, while renter-occupied units made up 30.8% of the inventory. Vacant year-round units comprised 8% of total housing units, while 2.4% were vacant for seasonal use. Interestingly, these numbers are almost identical with Q1.
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