Ask any homebuilder developer what they think are the 2 biggest risk factors affecting future housing projects and many will include a shortage of land and lumber. Wait, lumber (like, wood)?!? Yes, lumber. Current prices are more than 4 TIMES what they were a year ago at about $1,500 per 1000 feet versus $330 last May. Take a look at live futures prices HERE.
Read MoreThe average household at one of our SFR communities is dual income with children and presumably busier than ever throughout the pandemic. These renters by choice are still working long hours while juggling childcare or home schooling responsibilities on a daily basis.
Read MoreAnyone who has been paying attention to the commercial real estate investment world recently has likely taken notice of the tremendous popularity of the built-for-rent (BFR) sector. As an early investor in the space, we receive many calls and messages from individuals who are trying to better understand what’s going on...
The past 6 months alone has seen a dizzying sequence of announcements from major home builders, investment managers, and publicly traded companies announcing ambitious plans to invest heavily into the single-family rental (SFR) industry.
Read MoreBack in May, Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey surprised many when he sent a company-wide e-mailing stating that employees could work from home "forever." Dorsey cited Twitter's focus on decentralization and its need to support a workforce capable of working from anywhere given the circumstances brought forth by COVID-19.
Read MoreIf you're faced with the task of renting a new apartment or house in the post COVID-19 world, your initial search process looks pretty similar to how it would have at this time last year. Load basic parameters into a search engine such as Zillow, HotPads, or Apartments.com before reaching out to the leasing agents that represent the units that match your criteria. Assuming that you're satisfied with the answers to your screening questions, you would then set up a time to walk the space.
Read MoreWall Street's wager on high earning suburban renters is in full view as major industry players are choosing to double down on their SFR investments despite the pandemic. One publicly traded REIT, American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), recently announced that a $225 million deal that it made with J.P. Morgan Asset Management in February to build rental houses was increasing to $650 million! How did this happen while nearly every major real estate company in the country had a moratorium on new deals?
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