Meadin Research: August 2026 Housing Rental Industry Development Report

Meadin Research released its August 2026 housing rental industry development report. August saw concentrated delivery of government-subsidised rental housing, with state-owned capital continuing to dominate. Global rents diverged: the U.S. median rent was $1,390, up for a seventh straight month; Canada fell for a 23rd consecutive month to C$2,035; UK average rent was £1,382, up 4.1% year on year; Tokyo's 23 wards saw family-type listed rents of ¥263,148, up 10.9% year on year. In China, Beijing and Shanghai ordinary apartment rents stayed high. On policy, the CSRC backed REIT issuance for rental housing and allowed such projects to be injected into listed REITs as expansion assets; Shanghai…