Tag Archives: single-family

Foreign Firms Eye U.S. Single-Family Rental Market

by on February 22, 2013 in Tips Comments { 0 }

Several foreign firms are jumping into the single-family rental market of late, seeking high returns by snagging up homes at discounts, turning them into rentals, and waiting for an...

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Investors Clear Backlogs, Snap Up Single-Family Rentals

by on October 5, 2012 in Tips Comments { 0 }

The Blackstone Group has become the largest investor in the U.S. of single-family rental homes, spending more than $1 billion so far this year, The Wall Street Journal reports. The...

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Homebuilding Bounces Back in August

by on September 21, 2012 in Tips Comments { 0 }

Homebuilding for single-family homes was at its fastest pace in more than two years during August, as the new-home market continues on in recovery mode. The Commerce Department...

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Fannie Mae Halts Foreclosures for the Holidays

by on December 2, 2011 in Tips Comments { 0 }

Fannie Mae says it will suspend evictions for single-family foreclosures and two- to four-unit properties during the holiday season, from Dec. 19 through Jan. 2, 2012. ...

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Tightening of Credit Still Shuts Many Buyers Out

by on August 19, 2011 in Tips Comments { 0 }

The majority of renters — 73 percent — who live in single-family homes say that the challenges of getting a home mortgage is one of the main culprits keeping them from home...

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