Dedicated to Growth & Its Residents Going into 2024 By Carole VanSickle Ellis In 2015, when FirstKey Homes opened its doors, the single-family rental (SFR) market was still in its infancy, with researchers at the National Bureau of Economic Research still publishing papers with theses illustrating now-ubiquitous sentiments such as “There is considerable interest in single-family rentals as an asset class.” At that time, FirstKey debuted on the market, declaring
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“The Capital of Silicon Valley” Still Holds Opportunities for Investors By Carole VanSickle Ellis If you live in San Jose, California, then some in the real estate space believe you might need to steel yourself for something most Californians are not very used to: falling home prices. According to Zillow economists, San Jose could see the largest decrease in home prices in the country over the course of 2024, with
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The Future of Capital Markets Operations is Here By Stuart Wall With housing inventory at an all-time low, there is a growing opportunity for many Residential Transition Loans (RTL) investors. This opportunity has been stifled in the last 18 months by interest hikes and the uncertainty of when market conditions will settle or improve. These same market dynamics have led to a boom in private credit that brings its own
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The Benefits of Property Data Collection By Mark Walser The valuation of investment properties in private lending has and will always be one of the most critical aspects of investment property transactions. However, in recent years, getting accurate and timely valuations has become more challenging due to many factors. Perhaps the most significant factor is the growing appraiser shortage, which is largely due to retirement. As it stands now, this
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Capitalize on Your SFR Investment By Daniel Neff Home renovations will always be part of being a single-family rental (SFR) owner/operator. However, the renovations you decide to tackle will vary based on your long-term plan for your SFR properties and how long you plan to hold them before selling. As you plan your renovations for 2024 and beyond, watch out for these rental renovation mistakes we frequently see in the
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The Rising Costs of Real Estate Taxes By Suzanne Andresen I attended the launch of the Atlanta Chapter of the National Rental Home Council a few months ago and heard a lot about the SFR arena and the current concerns facing the industry. There were a few discussion points that I felt were more pressing than others. Certainly, the concerns about trespass were front and center, as Atlanta seems to
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