Coastal cities lead as single-family rent growth soars to 10-month high

Rental price growth for single-family apartments surged 3.4 percent in February, with Boston, Seattle and New York City rising fastest among U.S. cities, according to CoreLogic data released Tuesday. Continue reading

Morgan Stanley exec tapped to run single-family rental firm

Jonathan Pruzan, once thought to be a front-runner for CEO of Morgan Stanley, has been chosen to run Pretium, a firm that owns tens of thousands of single-family rental homes. Continue reading

Backflip excels in funding, facilitating home investing: Tech Review

Backflip is an outstanding example of just how well technology can flatten the long-manual, vexing real estate practice of finding and eventually flipping, single family properties. Continue reading

Real estate investing: 3 tips to get started from a seasoned investor

Find a niche, start small and think local, writes Inman contributor Michael Zaransky, the founder and managing principal of MZ Capital Partners. Continue reading

Single-family rent growth slows for 11th straight month in March

Annual single-family rent growth decelerated to a rate of 4.3 percent during March, according to CoreLogic. Despite the slowing trend, rental prices are still largely going up on a monthly basis at a rate much higher than was typically seen before the … Continue reading

Avenue One nets $100M in sign of SFR-market evolution

Single family rentals, collectively, is now officially an asset class of real estate investment, and the $100 million funding of Avenue One, a technology company born to support it, is another example of the category’s evolving presence on Wall Street. Continue reading

As investors eye deals on rentals, Lennar offers thousands of homes

The nation’s second-biggest homebuilder is marketing thousands of homes at a time when investors are looking for deals on rental properties, according to a new report. Continue reading

Single-family rent growth slows for fifth-straight month in September

Rent remained 10.2 percent above September 2021 levels and 22.6 percent compared to two years earlier, according to the single-family rent index from property data information company CoreLogic. Continue reading

Rentals are a bright spot amid a widespread slowdown. Can it last?

More apartments were built than at any time in over 50 years, and single-family built-for-rent remains popular for investors. But there may be signs of an upcoming shift. Continue reading