Housing

Aiming for double digit returns, private equity firms have at times led the market in rent increases and mortgage foreclosures.

Post crisis, private equity firms aggressively invested in all parts of the US housing market (and increasingly globally as well), buying apartment buildings, single family homes, manufactured housing communities and mortgages. Aiming for double digit returns, private equity firms have at times led the market in rent increases and mortgage foreclosures.

Private Equity Multi-Family Housing Tracker

See where private equity firms own the most apartment housing in the U.S.

Private Equity Manufactured Housing Tracker

First-of-its-kind tool tracks private equity ownership of manufactured housing across United States

The Real Deal on RealPage

Get the facts on controversial private equity-owned real estate software RealPage

Tools for Tackling Corporate Landlords

Explore state and local policy options for mitigating the impact of private equity and other institutional investors on housing affordability and renters’ rights