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On September 21st, 2022, a tenant representative from Southern Towers attended the annual Council for Institutional Investors (CII) Fall Conference, and spoke on a panel titled, “Responsible Investment in Residential Real Estate.” The tenant informed conference attendees about…
Progress Residential, with over 85,000 single-family rental (SFR) homes, is now the largest SFR owner in the U.S., surpassing Invitation Homes. The company has been growing at a rapid rate, accompanied by criticism and protests from tenants and community…
Law360 has been reporting “how Phoenix is at the forefront of the rolling transformation of tens of thousands of single-family homes into corporate rentals.” Law360, October 19, 2022: Wall Street’s Single-Family Home Grab, Phoenix — Part 5; Where…
“To study property ownership in the Bay Area, the Chronicle combed through millions of unique property and business documents, consulted experts and called on additional data sets, eventually uncovering companies that…
NPR was one of several media outlets reporting on the findings of a yearlong investigation by a Congressional subcommittee on four corporate landlords that “were quick to push out renters during the pandemic, and filed nearly three times…
Marketwatch joined other media outlets in covering the report published by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis’ investigation into the eviction actions of four corporate landlords Marketwatch, July 29, 2022: Corporate landlords harassed…
Private equity-owned companies Yes! Communities and Inspire Communities have been in the news recently for their activity in the manufactured housing sector. Manufactured housing, also known as “mobile homes”, represents “the largest sector of non-subsidized affordable housing in the United…
A recent article from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) gives light to concerns that private equity and other institutional investors could soon come to dominate Canada’s housing market. This problem is already widespread…
The Kern County Employees Retirement Association (KCERA) board will vote today on whether to commit $40 million in the Landmark Real Estate Partners Fund IX. Landmark is a major investor in Progress Residential, the second largest owner of…
In the last few years, private equity firms including The Blackstone Group and Starwood Capital have become some of the largest owners of subsidized affordable housing in the United States, acquiring apartment properties with more than 138,000 units backed by…
The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a new staff report with findings from its year-long investigation into the eviction practices of four large corporate landlords during the first 16 months of…
Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) Executive Director Jim Baker testified in front of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations at: “Where Have All the Houses Gone? Private Equity, Single Family Rentals, and America’s Neighborhoods.” This hearing spotlighted…
