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Built-to-rent construction gains momentum amid affordable housing shortage 

Housing Wire

As a result, some homebuilders have doubled down on the construction of built-to-rent (BTR) homes. The momentum is continuing as another 99,000 BTR homes are under construction in 2024, although the breakneck pace is expected to ease in 2025. Many builders feel bullish about places that are low on rental supply.

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The intensifying rental market: Why agents must be prepared

Housing Wire

percent in 2025, with some regions experiencing hikes of 20 percent or more, according to data by Construction Coverage. Understanding rental pricing trends, vacancy rates, and localized demand shifts will be critical in serving both tenants and property owners effectively. have continued to surge.

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Solving the Affordable Housing Crisis

Appraisal Buzz

Concentrated Development: Many developers flocked to the same areas, leading to localized oversupply. The Developer’s Dilemma To illustrate the current challenges, let’s consider a hypothetical developer, Dave. Diminished Development Capacity: As developers struggle, new construction grinds to a halt.

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The Week Ahead: Preparing for 2025

Appraisal Buzz

Housing Market Supply and Demand: An analysis of housing inventory trends and construction pressures affecting pricing and availability. Regulatory Developments: Key updates on policy changes and new regulations affecting industry compliance and operations. and global economies, alongside residential and commercial real estate trends.

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Investing in tomorrow: Steven Katz is bullish on the build-to-rent market

Housing Wire

The credit profile of the tenant in the BTR space is much stronger. Many tenants living in BTR communities may also own a BTR investment property while renting a BTR property themselves. SK: Construction lending is extremely complex, and in which banks have traditionally been the dominant players.

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Opinion: Don’t let red tape strangle city development

Housing Wire

I grew up in Houston, and I’ve seen the benefits and the pitfalls of real estate development in perhaps the most lightly regulated city in the United States — a place where developers don’t fret about complex building regulations, because such regulations simply don’t exist. The results are uneven, but can be inspiring.

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Rural America is losing affordable housing at a crisis pace

Housing Wire

It now faces a wave of mortgage maturities and payoffs on the thousands of affordable-housing complexes it has helped to finance over the years — with no new construction carried out under the program since 2012. This USDA program, however, is in serious trouble.

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