Home prices and rents are largely determined by housing demand versus supply. Changes in demand for homes are determined by net household formation (new households formed versus those that disappear). Changes in the supply of homes are determined by net new construction (units added, less those lost to obsolescence or demolition). Every household demands one […]
Build-to-rent business booming as Americans find it harder to buy homes
Urban Institute: A Profile of Institutional Investor–Owned Single-Family Rental Properties
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Fails in its Reporting on the Single-Family Rental Home Industry Over the past week, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has published a series of articles on the single-family rental home industry that can only be understood as a quixotic and aimless attempt to villainize an industry that has been a critical part of Atlanta’s […]
Meet the Latest Housing-Crisis Scapegoat
Ownership Isn’t The Problem, Scarcity Of Housing Is
Washington, D.C. (January 18, 2023) – According to data released as part of the Census Bureau’s 2021 Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS), individual owners account for approximately 72.53% of all single-family rental homes in the United States, the largest share of any ownership group. The share of homes owned by individuals in the 2021 survey […]
Washington, D.C. (January 13, 2023) – The National Rental Home Council (NRHC) commends Georgia Governor, Brian Kemp, for remarks this week calling for the state to increase the supply of affordable and workforce housing. In remarks delivered during an on-stage interview at the annual issues conference of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Governor Kemp cited […]
Washington, DC (December 6, 2022) – In recent years, a refrain has emerged that attempts to hold providers of single-family rental homes responsible for all of the challenges confronting America’s housing market – from price appreciation, to competition, to rising rents, even to issues of community investment and economic impact. The latest example comes from […]
