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Build-For-Rent: Why ESG Is So Important For Institutional Investment Acquisitions
ESG initiatives have risen to the forefront of how consumers and SFR rental home investors evaluate possible business investments.
Sep 7, 20224 min read
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Built-to-rent homes offer more options for would-be home buyers
Sky-high prices and rising mortgage rates are pricing more would-be home buyers out of a dream-home.
Aug 19, 20221 min read
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Homebuyers are canceling deals at the highest rate since the start of the pandemic
Americans are canceling deals to buy homes at the highest rate since the start of the Covid pandemic.
Aug 19, 20222 min read
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SFR Providers Are Increasingly Moving Toward Build-For-Rent
BFR accounted for 26% of properties added to the portfolios of SFR providers in the fourth quarter, up from just 3% in Q3 2019.
Aug 19, 20222 min read
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SFR Investor Purchases Rebound in 2022
This may be the new normal for the market.
Aug 18, 20222 min read
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Multifamily Developers See BTRs as More 'Reliable Revenue Source'
Panelists call BTRs “starter homes” that are helping to fill the country’s overall housing gap.
Aug 16, 20225 min read
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Cost of Owning a Home Surges Above the Cost of Renting One
A new report shows that having a mortgage is far more expensive than having a lease.
Aug 16, 20222 min read
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Built-to-Rent: What Happens When the Dust Settles?
The B2R segment is white-hot right now, but what does a mature market for single-family rental communities look like?
Aug 16, 20229 min read
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Lawmakers Target Corporate Landlords for 'Predatory' SFR Investment
A US House Subcommittee on Financial Services takes aim at investors' purchases of single-family homes.
Aug 15, 20222 min read
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Investment Brokerage Needs to Evolve to Better Serve Clients
As much as 80% of investment sales transactions above $2 million are double ended, and clients are paying the price.
Aug 15, 20223 min read
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As Housing Demand Softens, Could Building Prices Finally Peak?
Drops in lumber prices are a leading indicator, but developers see higher costs for drywall, steel, concrete.
Aug 12, 20224 min read
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Is it Time to Take Rent Growth Out of SFR Deal Pricing?
A SFR player in Texas grows while basing prices on current rents in cash-only deals.
Aug 12, 20223 min read
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A Mid-year Look at the Single-Family Rental Sector
The single-family rental (SFR) sector has grown exponentially the past few years.
Aug 12, 20223 min read
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‘Coast to Coast’ Housing Correction Is Coming, Says Moody’s Chief Economist
US home prices will likely fall in the most overvalued markets, projects Mark Zandi. But it will fall short of a crash.
Aug 12, 20222 min read
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Sales of existing homes fell in May, and more declines are expected
Sales of existing homes in May dropped 3.4% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 5.41 million units, according to the National Associ
Aug 12, 20222 min read
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One more sign the housing market is cooling off
New residential construction and the number of permits issued for building homes both fell in May.
Aug 12, 20222 min read
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As rates skyrocket, ‘Wall Street’ single family rental investors see opportunity
Institutional players this year have sponsored 10 single-family rental securitization deals valued at nearly $8B
Aug 11, 20224 min read
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SFR Occupancy Is At Its Highest Point In Two Decades
Current occupiers are predicted to remain renters for longer amid rising mortgage rates.
Aug 11, 20222 min read
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Homebuilder sentiment drops to lowest level in two years as housing demand slows
Builders have grown more pessimistic about the state of the housing market.
Aug 11, 20222 min read
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Here Come More Renters
John Burns says it comes down to dollars and sense, with too much needed for homeownership.
Aug 11, 20222 min read
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WMRE's Common Area: The Rising Popularity of Single-Family Rental Investments
The ‘Lumber Bubble’ May Have Just Burst
Aug 11, 20222 min read
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Moody’s Finds 'Little Evidence' of a Housing Bubble
Climbing mortgage rates, coupled with already unaffordable housing will finally crack housing demand.
Aug 11, 20222 min read
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Regulations Account For 40% Of Multifamily Development Costs
Most developers avoid building where rent controls are in place.
Aug 11, 20222 min read
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Unaffordable Housing Is Causing A Boom In Built-To-Rent Communities
Investing in build-to-rent properties can be especially profitable because of long-term tenants and generational shifts.
Aug 11, 20224 min read
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Big landlords jump into the homebuilding business as demand for single-family rentals surges
As demand for single-family rental homes surges, big landlords are jumping into the homebuilding business to shore up falling supplies.
Aug 11, 20223 min read
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