Wrightwell will utilize new funding to drive nationwide expansion of its full-service real estate investment and operating platform. Together with Bain Capital and Saluda Grade, the strategic partnership seeks to invest up to $300 million to expand U.S. single-family rental (SFR) and...
Month: December 2024
Evernest Acquires Property Management Division of Picket Homes
Evernest, a national, full-service real estate and property management firm, announced the acquisition of certain assets of Elara, the property management division of Picket Homes. The acquisition solidifies Evernest's position as one of the largest institutional third-party property...

Rently
Leading the Way in Self-Guided Touring by Carole VanSickle Ellis It’s a tough world out there for rental owners and residents, and at no point is it tougher than when the two parties are seeking each other but have not yet met. The peril does not so much lie in the difficulty in finding affordable...

Wichita, Kansas
A Window of Opportunity Could be Closing in the “Air Capital of the World” by Carole VanSickle Ellis Wichita, Kansas, has been a destination from its inception. Located near the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers, Wichita is named for the Native American tribe that inhabited the...

The Real Estate Question: 2025
Investors Must Leverage the Data at Their Disposal by Andy Bates Not quite the dynamic environment seen in recent years since the pandemic, 2024 has maintained its own brand of tension for those involved in real estate. Throughout the year, uncertainty has been stoked through tight margins,...

The Future of Renting
Transforming Single-Family Rentals with Smart Technology by Sheri Young As the single-family rental (SFR) market adapts to new challenges, the role of smart technology is evolving from a “nice-to-have” to a crucial component of modern property management. As 2025 approaches, the question is not...

On the Cutting Edge of Efficiency
Fordham Enterprises is Taking 3D Printing Technology Mainstream by Carole VanSickle Ellis When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, Justin Fordham, founder and CEO of Fordham Enterprises, had to take a step back from his latest project of 20 three-unit residential homes, and reevaluate the...

Women in SFR
On behalf of the National Rental Home Council’s Women in SFR group, we want to extend our Congratulations to you for being selected as a woman who exemplifies leadership, resilience, and inspiration in the single-family rental (SFR) industry. This recognition is a testament to your hard work,...

Seizing the Single-Family Rental Tailwinds (Finally)
What Lessons Have Been Learned Over the Last Two Years by Luis Vergara We are entering a relatively unfamiliar yet anxiously anticipated period in our industry. For the better part of the last eight quarters (since Q4 2022), the atmosphere in the single-family rental (SFR) market can be described...