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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- May 28
- 2 min
Sales of newly built homes tank in April, as prices and interest rates rise
The median price of a new home sold in April was $433,500, 4% higher than it was in April 2023
- Apr 25
- 3 min
Homebuilder Stocks Tumble As Housing Starts Fall By 14.7%: 'A Poor Time To Buy A Home,' Says Economist
Homebuilder stocks face sharp declines as the SPDR Homebuilders ETF (NYSE:XHB) drops 1.8% in Tuesday’s session, hitting its lowest level
- Feb 28
- 2 min
US home prices hit new all-time high in December
Rising prices is good news for homeowners, who see what is typically the biggest component of their household wealth increasing in value
- Aug 7, 2023
- 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.
- May 15, 2023
- 3 min
MARCH EXISTING-HOME SALES DIP 2.4%
The NAR reports existing-home sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.44 million in March.
- May 15, 2023
- 2 min
Institutional Investors' Build-To-Rent Homes Skew Market
Institutional housing investors have been buying and developing more single-family homes than ever.
- Apr 3, 2023
- 5 min
HOW TO NAVIGATE THE 5 PHASES OF A MARKET CORRECTION
Band-Aids are not the answer—enduring each part of a market correction is a challenging yet necessary process for home builders.
- Feb 28, 2023
- 3 min
New home buyers are backing out of deals. Why?
As mortgage rates inch closer to 7%, hundreds of thousands of inflation-weary homebuyers across the U.S. are backing out of deals.
- Feb 28, 2023
- 2 min
Home prices will sink in these cities that were once red hot as supply starts to overwhelm demand
Nationwide, the outlook on home prices is less bleak, with Goldman seeing a 6.1% decline.
- Feb 13, 2023
- 2 min
Why Super Bowl Weekend is a Tell-Tale Sign for Housing Market
It’s often the calendar marker for how the full year will go, but maybe not this year.
- Feb 7, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 4 min
Chattanooga is projected to be among top markets for growth in home sales and prices in 2023
Chattanooga ranks as the ninth hottest market for 2023
- Aug 10, 2022
- 3 min
The Opportunity to Increase Energy Efficiency in Rentals
Landlords and renters are in it together as they work together towards energy efficiency in rentals.
- May 4, 2022
- 5 min
Industrial, Apartment, SFR Developers Fuel Hot Land Sales Market
The past year was a record year for land sales volume and price appreciation in many markets, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
The Agencies Could Fail to Meet Allocations This Year
Debt funds, life insurance companies and banks are out-competing the agencies on market-rate multifamily deals.
- 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
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