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Build-For-Rent: Why ESG Is So Important For Institutional Investment Acquisitions

ESG initiatives have risen to the forefront of how consumers and SFR rental home investors evaluate possible business investments.

Sep 7, 20224 min read

Homebuilder sentiment goes negative for the first time in 7 months, thanks to higher mortgage rates

U.S. homebuilders are feeling pessimistic about their business for the first time in seven months

Oct 4, 20232 min read

Homebuilder sentiment pulls out of negative territory for the first time in nearly a year

Homebuilders are getting a big boost from the lack of existing homes for sale

May 29, 20232 min read

HOW TO NAVIGATE THE 5 PHASES OF A MARKET CORRECTION

Band-Aids are not the answer—enduring each part of a market correction is a challenging yet necessary process for home builders.

Apr 3, 20235 min read

Intensified housing market correction has homebuilders offering sweetheart deals to Wall Street

Homebuilders have a housing downturn playbook that’s proven to be effective time and again.

Jan 21, 20233 min read

The U.S. housing market to see second biggest correction of the post-WWII era

In the third quarter of 2022, falling home prices erased a record $1.3 trillion in home equity. It isn't over yet.

Jan 16, 20233 min read

Builders Lean Into Build For Rent Production To Move Inventory

Landlords get better prices for homes than owner-occupiers do.

Jan 7, 20235 min read

Homebuyers are backing out of more deals as high mortgage rates persist and recession fears linger

Homebuilder cancellation rates have more than doubled since April, according to surveys by John Burns Real Estate Consulting.

Aug 26, 20222 min read

Homebuilders are boosting incentives as they suddenly struggle to sell homes

Sales of newly built homes fell more than 8% in June from the prior month and were 17% lower than June of 2021

Aug 22, 20223 min read

We Need to Keep Building Houses, Even if No One Wants to Buy

Right now, builders have too many homes and not enough people to sell them to.

Aug 22, 20227 min read

Homebuilder sentiment drops to lowest level in two years as housing demand slows

Builders have grown more pessimistic about the state of the housing market.

Aug 11, 20222 min read

Lumber bubble 2.0 just burst—here’s when to expect the best deals

Since the beginning of the pandemic, lumber prices have been more volatile than at almost any other time in history

Aug 10, 20224 min read

Homebuilder sentiment falls to 2-year low on declining demand and rising costs

Builder sentiment in the market for single-family homes fell sharply in May

Jul 27, 20222 min read

Homebuilder sentiment drops, as rising rates push housing to 'an inflection point'

Elevated mortgage rates are only exacerbating high prices for both new and existing homes

Apr 20, 20222 min read

Diminished Sales Forecast, Rising Costs Lower Builder Confidence

Construction materials costs rose 20 percent in the past 12 months.

Mar 27, 20223 min read