Borrowers looking to expand their single-family rental (SFR) portfolio and secure financing to carry out their investment strategy might be wondering what are the key factors lenders consider when reviewing a borrower for a loan. Here are several tips for borrowers looking to build, acquire, fix, sell or rent their SFR portfolios.
Abundant incoming capital, the entrance of new private lenders and institutional investors, and technological innovation are among the top trends to watch in the single-family rental (SFR) market over the new few years. This is according to speakers on the “State of the SFR Industry” panel at IMN’s 7th Annual Single-Family Rental Investment Forum East, held in Hollywood, FL.
As the tail of this economic expansion extends further, real estate investors continue to search for yield by investing outside of primary markets. Cincinnati has been a beneficiary of that trend, and the market is booming.
As the inventory of lower-priced homes continues to decline post-crisis, SFR investors are finding success and achieving greater yields in the build-to-rent market, noted several panelists at the recent IMN 7th Annual Single-Family Rental Investment Forum East in Hollywood, FL.
Major California and Florida cities headline the list of least affordable metros for apartment renters.
Overall rental affordability has shown marginal improvement across apartment properties, but cost burden concerns remain a big issue nationwide.
Arbor introduces its first Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report, featuring proprietary SFR research. Read our Q1 2019 report for exclusive insights on the market. Topics include occupancy trends, cap rates, debt yields and build to rent construction.
Q1 2019 marked the 37th consecutive quarter of rent growth for the U.S. multifamily market. Vacancy remained at historic lows, amid high levels of development activity. At the same time, cap rates continued to decline. Here’s a quick look at the U.S. multifamily market finance and investment benchmarks for Q1 2019.
Multifamily owners are constantly trying to get ahead of the curve when it comes to the needs and desires of today’s generation of renters. What amenities do these renters really want?
With cap rates and debt yield holding steady, third quarter findings suggest that 2016’s small balance multifamily lending volume will fall in the upper bound of projections made in earlier reports.
Here are key findings from the annual Reis Breakfast Briefing held at the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan last week.
The U.S. multifamily market continued to be boosted by the strong national economy during Q3 2016, as the job market posted steady gains and home prices approached pre-recession levels, although uncertainty remained around interest rates and added supply.
All signs are pointing to a strong 2017 in terms of multifamily construction.
On-site solar heating systems are a nascent phenomenon for the nation’s apartment inventory. Although the penetration of these systems in small properties is currently much lower than at large properties, it is growing at a relatively faster pace.