Rental Yield - RealtyWire

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30-year mortgage6.66%▼ -0.06 pts15-year mortgage6.04%▲ +0.19 pts10-year Treasury4.68%▲ +0.30 ptsMortgage spread1.98 pts▼ -0.36 ptsMedian list price$430k▼ -2.5%List $/sqft$228▼ -2.1%Days on market53 +0 daysActive listings1.1M▲ +1.9%New listings463k▲ +2.4%Pending sales506k▲ +4.9%Housing starts1.43M▲ +3.5%Building permits1.37M▼ -1.8%New-home sales628k▼ -5.6%Existing-home sales4.09M▲ +2.8%Months of supply9.3▲ +0.3 moMortgage delinquency1.89%▲ +0.12 pts

as of Jul 2026

Rental Yield Explained: How Investors Measure Income Property Returns

July 16, 2026July 11, 2026

Rental yield concept with apartment building model, income worksheet, and cash-flow arrows.

Rental yield compares a property’s annual rent to its price. How investors calculate it — and the costs that skew it.

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