To Thrive Post-Pandemic, Build a Community of Willing Partners by John Gordon It seems impossible to engage in any current dialogue that does not turn to some aspect of COVID and the “new world” in which we all live. While there is no denying COVID and the profound impacts it has had on so many lives and businesses, I would like to share some thoughts about the “not so new”
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A Perspective on Single-Family, Multi-Family, and Commercial Assets by Erica LaCentra Despite still being in the midst of a global pandemic, real estate investing is booming. The Single-Family Rental space in particular is primed for continued growth in 2021. Record-low mortgage rates and lack of inventory continue to drive demand for housing. Couple that with the mass exodus from major cities to the suburbs because of the pandemic, and the
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Looking Back on Last Year’s Top REI Insurance Claims by Shawn Woedl With 2020 in the rearview mirror, we can look back on the year and see what we learned. Last year proved that you cannot prepare for everything, but some of the most common insurance losses that happen across the real estate investment industry, year after year, can be mitigated or avoided completely with some planning and commitment. Let’s
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Using Your Core Values for Record Performance by Peter DiLello Investing in real estate demands constant adjustments to factors outside our control. That has been particularly true this year, as the world confronts a global pandemic. At Invitation Homes, we spent the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic adjusting our practices and protocols to protect our residents and associates and developing programs to assist residents in financial distress. However, by
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The SFR Industry Resiliency By: Adam Stern, CEO, Strata SFR There are some industries that tend to do better than average or even flourish during times of economic downturn. If we look back to past recessions in the US, those tended to be segments of the economy where demand does not much fluctuate based on changing prices; sectors such as basic household staples, healthcare, and consumer goods. The reason these
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What does the urban center exodus and work-from-home evolution mean for real estate investors? The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many things about our lives, and these changes run much deeper than wearing masks and social distancing. In the housing market, the pandemic has renewed a trend away from densely populated urban centers and toward more spacious dwellings in the suburbs. This trend is so significant that it is driving headlines
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