BTR Breakdown: Key Insights from IMN

Build-to-Rent (BTR) investments are on the rise, but utility management presents unique challenges. From service agreements to owner-held utilities, ensuring seamless operations can make or break your BTR strategy.

Well, the term originated in 2010, but it’s a hot topic amongst single family stakeholders at the moment. The concept of build-to-rent has been around for decades, but it's gained significant momentum in recent years as developers and investors recognize the benefits of purpose-built rental properties in meeting the growing demand for rental housing.

After several years of 15–18% annual growth, several forecasts are predicting just single-digit growth for single family housing in 2023. Writing in Forbes recently, Roger Valdez, Director of the Center for Housing Economics, had a more blunt and pessimistic assessment: “Simply put, the housing market has already started slowdown and will grind to a halt in the first half of 2023.”