The U.S. government is reporting that the national vacancy rates for Q3 2026 were 7.6% for rental housing and 1.2% for homeowner housing. The national homeownership rate for Q3 2026 was 65.5%. In addition, approximately 89.4% of the housing units in the United States in Q3 were occupied and 10.6% were vacant. Owner-occupied housing units made up 58.6% of total housing units, while renter-occupied units made up 30.9% of the inventory. Vacant year-round units comprised 8.2% of total housing units, while 2.3% were vacant for seasonal use. All of these numbers were similar to previous quarters.
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