We learn a lot by tracking single-family asking rents on the available homes owned by the largest 23 single-family rental (SFR) operators who own 375K+ homes.
A few key highlights and trends we’ve been able to glean and shine the light on for this emerging institutional asset class:
Topsy-turvy rents:
- 1Q to 2Q 2022: asking rents rose more than usual
- 3Q to 4Q 2022: rents slowed more than usual.
- As we heard from several clients and saw in our data, the summer months kicked off the typical seasonal slowing, which returned after two years of unsustainable and unprecedented growth.
- As we heard from several clients and saw in our data, the summer months kicked off the typical seasonal slowing, which returned after two years of unsustainable and unprecedented growth.
- 1Q 2023: rents are now rising more than usual, leading to cautious optimism from solid traffic, leasing, and occupancy trends.
Along with tracking asking rents, we compare single-family rental home addresses to one another, which is a paired-home (or matched home) analysis similar to Case-Shiller, but much more timely.
While we typically expect higher rents when a home is put back online after a completed lease, we found that:
- Same-home rents declined compared to one year ago in 23% of listed homes.
- Same-home rents stayed flat in 29% of homes listed—ticking up as operators prioritized occupancy.
- Same home rents have risen in 48% of homes listed, rising month over month. 21% of homes listed had a 5%+ increase in YOY rent growth.
We have much more detail for our Single-Family Rental Research members, including many of the largest Build-to-Rent developers in the country. As the market continues to evolve, we hope to give our clients clarity on where we see the market heading with these new tools we just added.
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