By Dan Weil Renting hasn’t offered much of a respite from elevated home prices and soaring mortgage rates during the pandemic. Renting hasn’t represented much of an escape from high home prices and soaring mortgage rates during the pandemic. Rents have soared right along with homeownership costs. But a bit of good news has emerged on the renting side. The median asking rent for zero- to two-bedroom properties dipped 0.6%, or $10, to $1,771 in August from July, according to Realtor.com. That’s the first decline for the top 50 cities since November. It’s “perhaps a sign that more typical seasona…