Tag: build-for-rent

Envisioning the future of build-to-rent: Zelman advises on ResiBuilt’s sale to Invitation Homes

February 18, 2026 by Tony McGill

Zelman, a Walker & Dunlop company, served as the exclusive sell-side investment banker to RESICAP on the divestiture of its build-to-rent homebuilding and development platform, ResiBuilt, to Invitation Homes. The transaction represents a defining moment for the build-to-rent (BTR) sector and underscores the continued evolution of institutional investment in purpose-built housing...

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Built-For-Rent Participants Targeting More Tertiary Markets

November 30, 2021 by Kevin Kaczmarek & Jesse Lederman

In a report titled Built-For-Rent Set to Alter New Home Landscape, we discussed the dynamics of the $60 billion of capital raised to target the white-hot built-for-rent space. Within roughly two months of the publication of our report, we have identified an additional $15 billion of ventures earmarked for deployment…

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Will Media Narrative Surrounding Homeownership Declines Embolden Already-Aggressive Built-for-Rent Developers?

November 18, 2021 by Alan Ratner

In recent weeks, a number of media headlines have pointed to a “plummeting" interest in homeownership as a by-product of the pandemic, seemingly justifying the massive push towards purpose-built single-family rental communities as households seek out the flexibility of renting along with the benefits of the single-family lifestyle. The narrative...

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Are Housing Demand and Supply Set on Diverging Courses?

October 21, 2021 by Dennis McGill

One of the critical conclusions expressed in our recent thematic demographic report, Cradle to Grave, was that “the seeds of oversupply are being planted.” In an environment where the widely-accepted belief is that there is a housing shortage, the statement has naturally drawn skepticism.

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A Single-Family Buy-Versus-Rent Comparison Like Never Before

May 25, 2021 by Dennis McGill & Alan Ratner

Historically, buy-versus-rent calculations have been widely utilized to assess housing affordability, but we have always struggled with the limitations around real world comparability. Data constraints have led many to compare different asset classes (single-family versus multi-family)...

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