Real Estate Marketing & Beyond

Built-for-rent home sector set for explosive growth

By Mike Wheatley | September 18, 2021

Some homes might be worth more as rentals, Zillow says

By Mike Wheatley | September 1, 2021

Memphis, Miami and Atlanta lead a host of major metros where rents are higher than typical mortgage payments, while new and improved Zillow Rental tools make it easier than ever to assess the possibility and opportunities of becoming a landlord. The Great Reshuffling and the ability to work from home has severed or seriously stretched […]

Real Estate, US Real Estate

Lennar announces $4 billion rental home venture

By Mike Wheatley | March 29, 2021

One of America’s biggest homebuilders is getting into the rental market at a time when it is growing rapidly. Lennar Corp., which has traditionally always built its homes with the intent of selling them, said last week it has created a new business called Upward America Venture, that will acquire hundreds of single-family homes and […]

Home Builders/Developer's, US Real Estate

Home builders are cashing in on rental demand

By Mike Wheatley | January 22, 2021

Building firms are constructing more single-family homes specifically for the rental market, and that means a growing proportion of new homes will never be listed for sale. Experts say the rising number of build-to-rent homes could lead to greater competition for buyers who’re already struggling with low inventories, particularly in the entry-level price bracket. The […]

Luxury Real Estate

Growing demand for private, isolated homes

By Mike Wheatley | March 31, 2020

Rental homes in the high-end Hamptons neighborhood is in high demand as the rich and famous look to flee the coronavirus outbreak in New York. Landlords with rentals in the Hamptons say they’re seeing increased demand for homes from a large number of clients, who’re willing to pay whatever it takes. Brick Underground reported that […]

Residential, US Real Estate

New report paints a bleak picture for U.S. renters

By Mike Wheatley | February 3, 2020

Renters who’ve found themselves priced out of the housing market aren’t finding much relief by renting their home either, according to a new report by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. “Despite the strong economy, the number and share of renters burdened by housing costs rose last year after a couple of years of modest […]

Home Builders/Developer's, US Real Estate

Builders are targeting the growing build-to-rent market

By Mike Wheatley | July 3, 2019

The homebuilding sector has underperformed in recent years, but one segment, the “build-to-rent” market in which homes are built explicitly to be rented out, has managed to pull off some stunning growth CNBC reported that 37,000 homes were built as rentals in 2017, rising to 43,000 last year, which accounts for just under 5% of […]

Lack of affordable rental homes causes homelessness to rise

By Mike Wheatley | December 20, 2018

Homelessness in the U.S. increased by 0.3 percent this year, which is the second consecutive year in which this figure has risen, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s annual report to Congress. The increased number of homeless people comes at a time when unemployment is at a near 50-year low and […]

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