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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- Apr 3
- 2 min
Here's the price difference between renting and owning a home
Economists say mortgage rates — especially if they continue to climb — will play a huge role in what options homebuyers have state to state.
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Mortgage demand drops as interest rates bounce higher
After falling for five straight weeks, mortgage rates jumped last week, triggering a decline in mortgage demand.
- Feb 13
- 7 min
Is the Distress Here Yet?
Conditions are rising that should cause a lot of CRE distress. How will it all shake out?
- Feb 8
- 2 min
As Rates Climb, Debt Becomes Attractive to Many Investors
Hodes Weill notes that the real estate debt market is adapting to the new reality.
- Feb 7
- 4 min
Red-hot rental market is cooling in a good sign for inflation
Economic jitters and a construction boom are helping cool a red-hot rental market in a shift that could be good news for the overall economy
- 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 16
- 2 min
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.
- Sep 28, 2022
- 4 min
Jerome Powell to the Rest of the World: Drop Dead
The Fed may do whatever it takes to save the US from inflation. But the cure may be worse than the ailment for the rest of us.
- Sep 12, 2022
- 4 min
Investors Continue to Bail on Single-Family Home Purchasing
CoreLogic asks whether this will follow the historical pattern of ticking up after June.
- Aug 12, 2022
- 2 min
‘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, 2022
- 2 min
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 9, 2022
- 3 min
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.
- Jul 27, 2022
- 5 min
Hospitality Takes A Turn At Cracking Housing Affordability’s Futility Code
The United States has a deep, decades-old housing shortage.
- Apr 6, 2022
- 2 min
Rising Interest Rates, Construction Costs Exacerbate Housing Affordability
NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz recently provided this housing industry overview in the biweekly e-newsletter Eye on the Economy.
- Mar 22, 2022
- 3 min
U.S. house prices to rise another 10% this year
Record low-interest rates and a scarcity of homes to buy sent the average house price up 17% last year
- Mar 22, 2022
- 2 min
Record Share of Americans Say Rents Will Keep Rising This Year
Consumers expect rental prices to increase at a near-record pace
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