Housing affordability in the United States has become increasingly segmented, particularly for households that do not qualify for a mortgage but are seeking single-family living. In an interview with IREI, Jay Parsons discusses the contraction of single-family rental supply, demographic shifts among renters, and the role these homes play in access to neighborhoods, schools and economic opportunity. It comes amid renewed scrutiny of the single-family rental sector following calls by Donald Trump to restrict institutional ownership, as new national data highlights potential implications for renters and housing policy.
Parsons references Building Families in an Era of Housing (Un)Affordability, the first national study focused exclusively on single-family renters, conducted by the Center for Generational Kinetics. The study finds that a majority
