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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- Jan 21
- 3 min
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 16
- 3 min
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
- 2 min
Mortgage demand falls again even as rates sink further
Lower mortgage rates are pulling some current homeowners back to the refinance market
- Jan 16
- 3 min
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 14
- 2 min
Despite Headwinds, SFRs Has Strong Demand On Its Side
Panelists at the GlobeSt. Multifamily national conference discussed the state of the single family rental home community.
- Jan 9
- 3 min
Why Build-To-Rent Homes May Be The Solution To Help The Current Housing Market
Build-to-rent homes are being developed now to give additional housing options in a cooling real estate market.
- 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
- 3 min
Housing: Existing home sales drop for 8th straight month in September
Sales of previously owned homes fell for the eighth straight month in September as mortgage rates marched higher
- Jan 6
- 6 min
Housing stress creates opportunity for Build-to-Rent
Mortgage rates have skyrocketed off historic lows and housing inventory has stalled.
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Rental Market Tracker: Rents Are Growing Half as Fast as They Were Six Months Ago
Inflation and economic uncertainty are prompting Americans to hold off on significant financial decisions like moving.
- Jan 5
- 3 min
Who is the Single-Family Build-to-Rent Consumer?
According to a recent panel discussion, there is more than one generation 'buying in' to the single-family rental market.
- Oct 1, 2022
- 4 min
Freddie Mac’s Multifamily Investment Indicator Makes Record Drop
All 25 markets were affected by record mortgage-rate growth.
- Sep 13, 2022
- 4 min
Will Higher Mortgage Rates Boost Demand for Rentals? Probably Not
There’s little evidence of a trade-off effect between for-sale and for-rent homes.
- Aug 23, 2022
- 2 min
Mortgage rates fall sharply after negative GDP report and Fed's latest hike
The slide in mortgage rates came after a negative GDP report and the Fed's latest interest rate hike.
- Aug 23, 2022
- 8 min
The Economy Has Changed; Has The Built-For-Rent Business Changed With It?
The hottest trend in real estate is the built-for-rent single-family home business.
- Aug 19, 2022
- 1 min
Built-to-rent homes offer more options for would-be home buyers
Sky-high prices and rising mortgage rates are pricing more would-be home buyers out of a dream-home.
- Aug 16, 2022
- 2 min
Cost of Owning a Home Surges Above the Cost of Renting One
A new report shows that having a mortgage is far more expensive than having a lease.
- Aug 11, 2022
- 2 min
SFR Occupancy Is At Its Highest Point In Two Decades
Current occupiers are predicted to remain renters for longer amid rising mortgage rates.
- Aug 11, 2022
- 2 min
Moody’s Finds 'Little Evidence' of a Housing Bubble
Climbing mortgage rates, coupled with already unaffordable housing will finally crack housing demand.
- Aug 10, 2022
- 3 min
The housing market is entering the ‘most significant contraction in activity since 2006
The pandemic’s housing boom is finally running on fumes.
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