The Case for Legislation That Encourages and Incentivizes New Investment and Development in Housing By David Howard America’s housing market has a problem – we are not producing enough homes. Just consider the following: » In 1970, America built 420,000 “starter” homes; in 2020 we built just 65,000. » Fannie Mae has reported there were fewer homes built in the U.S. in the 10-year period ending in 2018 than in
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New Legislation Targets SFR Owners By David Howard In December, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Adam Smith (D-WA9) introduced the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act, a bill targeting the legitimate development, investment, and ownership activities of America’s leading providers and builders of professionally-managed single-family rental homes and communities. By forcing any entity owning $50 million or more of single-family rental home assets to sell all properties
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FTC Targeting Hidden and Bogus Fees By David Howard If you are an owner of single-family rental homes and you have not yet started thinking about New Year’s resolutions, allow me to make a suggestion: “Focus on fees.” Actually, as I will explain, focusing on fees should be more than a New Year’s resolution. I only suggest it as such in the hopes that it will make it easier to
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Providing Insight and Perspective to the Real Estate Investor By David Howard The National Rental Home Council (NRHC) is proud to have been invited by REI INK to write a column focused on relevant policy issues and developments on a federal, state, and local level impacting the single-family rental home industry. Each month we’ll endeavor to provide insight and perspective on both the opportunities and challenges shaping the industry’s policy
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