Homebuilding could have its busiest year since 2007

At the end of 2020, millions of Americans remained out of work and a second tragic wave of COVID-19 cases was hitting the U.S. But, remarkably, the housing market remained stable. Far from crushing demand for homes and pushing homebuilding projects into a long winter of dormancy, home prices and sales were strong. In essence, […]

The built-to-rent model is poised for growth

There’s an anomaly in the home construction industry. More than one-third of all single-family homes wind up as rentals, but only a fraction (about 5% of all new homes constructed in a calendar year) are built to be rented. In recent years, however, the idea of building single-family homes for rental purposes has been gaining […]

Taking Flight

The single-family rental market is poised for rapid expansion

Black Knight: Delinquencies improving, but serious delinquencies could be elevated for years

Despite the gradual but steady improvement in mortgage delinquencies, the national delinquency rate is set to remain elevated for another 17 months at the current rate of progress — and the figures are further escalated for seriously delinquent loans, according to Black Knight’s latest Mortgage Monitor report. Delinquencies are currently at their lowest rate (6.08%) […]