Low inventory is keeping competition high and home values rising There are currently 550 U.S. cities where the typical home value is $1 million or more, up from 491 a year ago. California easily boasts the most million-dollar cities, followed by New York and New Jersey....
Year: 2024

FirstKey Homes
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...

San Jose, California
“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...

Empowering Lenders and Originators
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...

The Impact of Digital Appraisal on Investment Property Valuations
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...

Avoid These 6 Rental Renovation Mistakes
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...

Pass it on…
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...

National Private Lender Association Conference
March 7-9, 2024 // Miami, Florida The Largest NonBank Lending Conference

Economic Outlook for Multifamily Investment Opportunities
Long-Term Success is Still Extremely Viable By Nate Zielinski Over the past two years, the U.S. economy has been like a simmering pot of water that has yet to reach its boiling point. There was a spike in interest rates across the country and inflation began to creep in and be noticeable in daily...