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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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The Opportunity to Increase Energy Efficiency in Rentals
Landlords and renters are in it together as they work together towards energy efficiency in rentals.
Aug 10, 20223 min read
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The housing market is entering the ‘most significant contraction in activity since 2006
The pandemic’s housing boom is finally running on fumes.
Aug 10, 20223 min read
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Mortgage demand falls to the lowest level in 22 years amid rising rates and slowing home sales
Mortgage rates are back on the upswing, after a brief decline in May, and the housing market is still suffering from a lack of listings.
Aug 10, 20222 min read
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SFR Investors Continue their Development Push with New Build-to-Rent Projects.
Close to 5 percent of all the single-family houses that developers started to build in 2022 are planned to be operated as rental houses.
Aug 10, 20223 min read
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How BFR Underwriting Differs from Multifamily
Industry experts acknowledge there are some mild similarities and share the nuances in their calculations.
Aug 10, 20224 min read
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The Summer of Lumber Price Uncertainty and Confusion Continues
Prices head down, then up, then down for an industry amusement park roller coaster ride.
Aug 10, 20222 min read
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Does Institutional Ownership of SFRs Help or Hurt the Housing Sector?
The SFR boom has gotten some critical coverage, mostly around the impact of the growth of institutional ownership and on home pricing.
Aug 10, 20224 min read
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Lumber bubble 2.0 just burst—here’s when to expect the best deals
Since the beginning of the pandemic, lumber prices have been more volatile than at almost any other time in history
Aug 10, 20224 min read
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Biden is doubling down on dense, affordable housing
US president Joe Biden wants to close a 15-year housing shortage in just five years.
Aug 10, 20224 min read
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Renting the American Dream: Build-to-rent communities fill supply shortage amid housing crisis
Build-to-Rent: Changing the American Dream?
Aug 10, 20225 min read
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Sentiment Remains Strong for the SFR Sector
Exclusive WMRE research shows that investors expect strong demand from tenants will keep the single-family rental market on strong footing.
Aug 9, 20223 min read
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SFR Tenants Aren’t Who They Used to Be. And Many Wish They Weren’t Renting At All
Millennials and blue-collar workers comprise much of the renter demographic.
Aug 9, 20222 min read
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COVID Accelerates Demand for Build-to-Rent Single-Family Housing
It is widely known that there is a dearth of entry-level housing—both for rent and for sale—in the United States.
Aug 9, 20227 min read
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AZ Housing For All’ offers ways to find solutions to our current housing supply crisis
More than 97 percent of Metro Phoenix rentals are occupied
Aug 9, 20222 min read
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EDEN Living to Build BTR Community in Florida
Located in Wildwood, Fla., the 130-unit project is slated for completion in fall 2023.
Aug 9, 20222 min read
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New Trends That Will Reshape BTR Projects
One is that BTR projects will be developed in the earlier phases of a master plan.
Aug 9, 20222 min read
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SPAC Deal Tests Investors’ Zeal for Single-Family Rentals
Appreciate is merging with a Tom Hennessy-tied blank-check company in the latest bet on single-family rentals.
Aug 9, 20223 min read
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Pending Home Sales Continue Precipitous Drop
Existing sales will wane by 9% this year due to rising mortgage rates.
Aug 9, 20222 min read
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Established Players Expanding Their SFR, BTR Footprints
In separate deals, SVN | SFR Capital Management and NexPoint plan to add to their portfolios.
Aug 9, 20222 min read
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SPAC Deal Tests Investors’ Zeal for Single-Family Rentals
PropTech Investment Corporation II, a SPAC led by chairman Tom Hennessy, is merging with Appreciate, which helps investors buy, manage and s
Aug 9, 20223 min read
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Partners Group Buys Fortress SFR Portfolio for $1B
Swiss-based asset manager says it wants to grow the Sun Belt platform of affordable rentals.
Aug 2, 20222 min read
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Annual SFR Rent Growth in Miami, Nation Continue to Defy Gravity
YoY rents more than tripled, CoreLogic reported.
Aug 2, 20222 min read
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Institutional Investors Are Having a Big Impact on Home Sales, SFRs
Low interest rates and rising inflation drive a demand for returns from residential real estate.
Aug 1, 20222 min read
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Here’s how Americans feel about rooftop solar and how it affects their house values
St. Petersburg, Florida, and Knoxville, Tennessee, saw the two largest percentage increases in home sale prices for putting solar panels on
Aug 1, 20222 min read
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