U.S. single-family rental home market poised for near-term growth opportunities

Ongoing consumer demand for housing will position single-family residential (SFR) rentals as an investment portfolio standout, predicts SVN | SFRhub Advisors, a commercial real estate brokerage firm dedicated solely to SFR and build-for-rent (BFR) portfolios.

There has been a 650 percent uptick in investment activity since mid-March 2020 for SFR/BFR portfolios on the firm’s technology platform, SFRhub.com, averaging more than 10,000 listed homes.

“Investors have reaped financial advantages of a 10-year bullish marketplace, notably the past few years with SFR portfolios, and the newer BFR market,” said Jeff Cline, executive director and principal of SVN | SFRhub Advisors. “For the first time in U.S. history, rental household growth outpaced U.S. home ownership. Looking ahead, consumer economic, lifestyle and work-at-home popularity indicate global investors’ near- and long-term outlook for capital growth and income opportunities in single-family detached homes