Shafiq Hirani CCIMReal Estate Advisor, REMAX Distinctive · Real Estate Advisor at RE/MAX Distinctive Commercial | Washington, DC | Your Guide To Profitable Real Estate Ventures

DC Rents Jump 1%! Year-Over-Year Still DOWN: Market Secrets! #shorts

9 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief market update, Shafiq Hirani, MBA, CCIM of RE/MAX Distinctive Commercial, reports that Washington, D.C. apartment rents rose 1% in June—twice the national monthly increase—while year‑over‑year rents remain 4.2% lower than the previous year. He interprets the gap as an indicator of where pricing power is heading and positions himself as a resource for apartment owners and investors on acquisitions, dispositions, and portfolio strategy across the D.C. metro and nationally.

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Confident? If you own apartments in Washington, D.C., here's the headline for June: rents jumped 1% last month. That's twice the national rate, but on a year-over-year basis, the city is still down 4.2%. That gap tells you exactly where pricing power is heading. I'm Shafiq Hirani, MBA, CCIM, with RE/MAX Distinctive Commercial. I work with apartment owners and investors across the D.C. metro and around the country on acquisitions, dispositions, and portfolio strategy.