San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose continue to lead the country in percentage of median-priced apartment decline but also continue to be among the most expensive places in which to rent. However, the percentage decline for all three metro areas was the lowest since March and may signal that the “freefall” of the last six months is ending.

Since March, rents are down in 41 of the largest 100 U.S. cities, with most of the declines coming in coastal cities. Midszie cities such as Boise, Idaho have seen an increase in rates.

In the Bay Area, Pleasant Hill is the only city to see an increase year over year, at 1.8%, with a one-bedroom median price of $1,761. Dublin currently has the highest Bay Area rental prices with a two-bedroom median of $3,275.

As more employees are working remotely and access to the amenities of city living – restaurants, bars, nightclubs, concerts, museums, etc. – remains restricted, rents are dropping throughout the Bay Area. In fact, 4 of the top US cities with declining rents are in the Bay Area: San Francisco (17.8%), San Jose (9.5%), Oakland (7.9%), and Fremont (6.3%).

Many apartment complexes are offering “move-in discounts.

Of course, rents in the Bay Area remain high compared with the rest of the country: the median price in San Francisco is $2,590, in San Jose $2,170, and in Oakland $2090.

Yes, according to new data from Axiometrics, rents from August to September dropped from $2,800 to $2,718 in San Jose (off 2.9 percent); from $3,301 to $3,226 in San Francisco (off 2.3 percent); and from $2,413 to $2,378 in Oakland (down 1.5 percent).

Now, to keep things in perspective, rents in the Bay Area are generally up from 2015: San Jose – 0.6 percent; Oakland – 2.8 percent, while San Francisco actually dropped 6 percent (but still a whopping $3,483 for a one-bedroom apartment).

And to keep things really in perspective, the average national rent in September 2016 stood at just $1,290.