LINCOLN - When it comes to the nation’s apartment rents, Nebraska reportedly is one of the few states that has seen a price dip over the last year. That’s according to the latest trends review from Rent.com, an online property site.

Rent.com said roughly 95% of states saw increases in average rent prices for both one- and two-bedroom apartments compared to a year ago.

Nebraska and Alaska were the two states that showed a year-over-year drop in the cost to rent a one-bedroom unit. In Alaska, the rent also went down for two-bedroom units.

The report also said rents were up in most cities and down in a few as well. Among the 100 largest cities in the nation, average rent costs for both one- and two-bedroom units went up in more than 80% of cities, by more than 19% on average.

The report said Lincoln's year-over-year average rent for a one-bedroom unit was down 4.3% while Omaha's rose 2.6%.

Also included in the report were a few industry developments that showed nearly one-third of U.S. renters nationwide can't afford to buy a home where they want to live.

In addition, nearly half of renters say their debt was preventing them from buying a home.

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