A "For Rent" sign in front of a building in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.Rent growth was just 0.2% higher in July compared with June, which is far below the historical July average monthly growth of 0.7%. That is a notable shift from monthly gains that had been stronger than usual earlier this year."After a strong start to the year, single-family rent growth is clearly losing steam," said Molly Boesel, senior principal economist at Cotality. "In July, we bro ...