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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
7 Rental Market Trends To Watch In 2023
Many property managers now advise their clients on property upgrades and services that will help increase value and portfolio expansion
Jan 30, 20235 min read
Mortgage rates increase after six weeks of declines
Mortgage rates increased this week, breaking their six-week streak of declines just ahead of the new year.
Jan 27, 20233 min read
SFR Investors Are Increasingly Targeting These Markets
Single-family developments are most prevalent in Florida, Texas and North Carolina.
Jan 24, 20232 min read
Expanding build-to-rent construction increases housing supply and preserves rental access
Build-to-rent typically produces smaller, more affordable homes that are in shortest supply
Jan 24, 20233 min read
Build-To-Rent Expands Across U.S.
The desire to live in single-family homes remains high, and the build-to-rent (BTR) sector is working to meet this need.
Jan 24, 20233 min read
Those Who Can’t Afford a Single-Family House Are Increasingly Turning to Build-To-Rent Communities
Many builders are rushing to put up whole communities of single-family homes for rent
Jan 24, 20234 min read
‘Supply problem’ is keeping housing unaffordable, expert says
New home listings declined by 22%, according to a Redfin report
Jan 23, 20232 min read
SFR Market Trends to Watch in 2023
The first installment of our outlook series presents insights on the dynamic single-family sector.
Jan 21, 20238 min read
How BFR Underwriting Differs from Multifamily
Industry experts acknowledge there are some mild similarities and share the nuances in their calculations.
Jan 21, 20234 min read
Residential Investment Firm Claims 'We're In An Aggregation Mode'
A slew of indicators shows the single-family rental market is booming. And according to some, it’s just beginning to launch.
Jan 21, 20232 min read
Housing Market Predictions For 2023: Home Prices Set To Fall For The First Time In A Decade
The steep collapse in home sales spurred by rising interest rates will continue into next year
Jan 21, 20233 min read
Intensified housing market correction has homebuilders offering sweetheart deals to Wall Street
Homebuilders have a housing downturn playbook that’s proven to be effective time and again.
Jan 21, 20233 min read
Nearly 25% of U.S. homebuyers want to move — this state is the top destination
To avoid rising housing costs, buyers are choosing Sun Belt metros
Jan 16, 20232 min read
270,000 homebuyers who bought in 2022 are underwater on their mortgage
About 270,000 homebuyers who bought during the red-hot housing market this year already owe more than their house is worth
Jan 16, 20233 min read
Mortgage demand falls again even as rates sink further
Lower mortgage rates are pulling some current homeowners back to the refinance market
Jan 16, 20232 min read
Why Are Build-to-Rent Homes the Next Big Thing?
Build-to-rent ownership is usually larger in scale than the familiar single-family rental portfolio
Jan 16, 20235 min read
Leading Firms Partner on BFR Investment Joint Venture
SVN | SFR Capital Management, Marketplace Homes find single-family rental home sector attractive.
Jan 16, 20232 min read
Southern Waters Capital Cashes in on BTR Demand with “Market Rate Attainable” Developments
Inflation has become the dominant economic theme that both renters and developers must work to overcome.
Jan 16, 20235 min read
Housing Breaks People’s Brains
Supply skepticism and shortage denialism are pushing against the actual solution to the housing crisis: building enough homes.
Jan 16, 20235 min read
US Pending Home Sales Drop for a Fifth Month on Higher Rates
US pending home sales fell for a fifth month in October as demand continued to sag under the weight of high mortgage rates.
Jan 16, 20232 min read
10 U.S. cities that are growing the fastest—and New York City isn't one of them
Austin, Texas is one of the U.S. cities growing the fastest in 2022, according to an October report from a nonpartisan think tank.
Jan 16, 20232 min read
The U.S. housing market to see second biggest correction of the post-WWII era
In the third quarter of 2022, falling home prices erased a record $1.3 trillion in home equity. It isn't over yet.
Jan 16, 20233 min read
JLL really wants to be a single-family megalandlord
JV with Amherst aims to amass $500M portfolio over 2Y
Jan 14, 20232 min read
The U.S. Needs More Housing Than Almost Anyone Can Imagine
For Americans to live a productive, prosperous, happy life, homes need to be truly abundant.
Jan 14, 20238 min read
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