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EP#102 Dallas Tanner | Fall 2026 SFR & BTR Update: Are Weak Home Sales Driving Up Rents?
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons breaks down the state of the single-family rental and build-to-rent markets. Is rent growth picking up as would-be homebuyers remain jilted by high mortgage rates? Not exactly. The SFR and BTR markets remain fairly soft, primarily in higher-supplied markets, showing the relationship with for-sale housing isn't quite as advertised. On the flip side, just like with apartments, lower-supplied markets (which are largely non-institutional) are seeing solid rent growth. Also, the CEO of the nation's largest SFR owner, Dallas Tanner of Invitation Homes, joins the…
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