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.
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- Sep 7
- 7 min
A ‘hellish’ imbalance in the housing market is frustrating buyers
If interest rates are so high, why have house prices not declined?
- Aug 9
- 3 min
Home prices will drop next year after falling flat in 2023, analysts predict
Morgan Stanley housing analysts expect home prices to hold steady year over year in 2023, before edging lower next year.
- Aug 7
- 3 min
Homebuilders churn out smaller homes to attract first-time buyers
Homebuilders are downsizing the American Dream to lure in entry-level buyers frustrated by the resale housing market.
- Jul 20
- 2 min
House hunting is already tough. Guess what? It’s about to get harder
Mortgage rates recently crossed back over 7%
- Mar 29
- 4 min
The US housing market is short 6.5 million homes
The United States is not building enough homes to account for the number of people setting up their own households.
- Feb 7
- 2 min
Existing Home Sales Slide to Cap Biggest Annual Drop Since 2008
Sales of previously owned homes fell for 11th straight month. Transactions declined in three of four regions in December.
- Feb 6
- 3 min
Housing expert: ‘We can expect mortgage rates to go down’
For some buyers, a mortgage rate drop means gaining back purchasing power and re-entering the market.
- Jan 27
- 3 min
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 8
- 2 min
Pending home sales fell 10% in September, much worse than expected
Excluding April 2020, at the start of the Covid pandemic, the pending home sales index is at its lowest level since June 2010.
- Jan 7
- 5 min
Builders Lean Into Build For Rent Production To Move Inventory
Landlords get better prices for homes than owner-occupiers do.
- Aug 26, 2022
- 3 min
Need Some Optimism? Look To The Build-To-Rent Market
Demographics favor a sector that is taking on a growing importance across the country as market forces push would-be buyers to rentals.
- Aug 26, 2022
- 2 min
Homebuyers are backing out of more deals as high mortgage rates persist and recession fears linger
Homebuilder cancellation rates have more than doubled since April, according to surveys by John Burns Real Estate Consulting.
- Aug 22, 2022
- 2 min
Blackstone: Slowdown of New Construction to Keep Lifting Rents
Investment giant says demand will keep outpacing supply in residential, industrial sectors.
- Aug 22, 2022
- 2 min
This Crazy Real Estate Market Has Some Of The Nation's Largest Home Builders Jumping Into The Rental
It’s an excellent time to own single-family rental properties, a realization that’s reaching some of the nation’s largest home builders.
- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
Homebuilder sentiment falls to 2-year low on declining demand and rising costs
Builder sentiment in the market for single-family homes fell sharply in May
- Apr 21, 2022
- 2 min
Rising Rates Could Keep Some Home Sellers on the Sidelines
51% of US homeowners holding a mortgage have rates less than 4%.
- Apr 15, 2022
- 2 min
Rising mortgage rates are causing more home sellers to lower their asking prices
The number of new listings last week jumped 8% from a year ago
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
The Average Home Price Hits $405K for the First Time
However, there are signs housing is headed for a more balanced market.
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Pending home sales sink in February, setting a grim tone as housing market enters key spring season
The jump in mortgage rates could not come at a worse time, as spring is historically the busiest season for the housing market.
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