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7 Rental Market Trends We’re Tracking in 2026
Industry leaders gathered at IMN’s Single-Family Rental Conference in Scottsdale recently, and the prevailing sentiment was notably cautious. Across conversations with operators, investors, and developers in the SFR, build-to-rent, and multifamily space, a consistent theme emerged: softening demand, decelerating job growth, and restrictive immigration policies are creating genuine headwinds for both household formation and rent…
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Why Some Housing Solutions Take Off While Others Don’t: The Power of Policy Entrepreneurs
America’s housing crisis has no shortage of potential solutions. From innovative construction methods to creative financing models, brilliant ideas are emerging from think tanks, startups, and local governments across the country. But here’s the puzzle: some of these innovations spread like wildfire, while others—despite being equally promising—get stuck in development hell for decades. Take two…
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Homebuilder Inventory Surges to 2009 Levels: What This Means for Housing Markets
The housing market is experiencing a significant shift that hasn’t been seen in over a decade. A record 121,000 completed single-family homes sat unsold in July 2025, marking the highest inventory level since the aftermath of the Great Recession in 2009. This dramatic increase signals changing dynamics in America’s housing landscape and could create new…
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