Southwest Florida renters face sticker shock

As homeownership rates decline with rising property prices, Southwest Florida renters are facing both sticker shock and more competition for a dwindling number of apartments..

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Southwest Florida is experiencing some of the top rent growth in the nation which is exacerbated by high migration, decreased unemployment and minimal new rental development.  Occupancies are nearly peaked out and this is ultimately driving higher rents.

Builders Plan to Build More Detached Homes for Single-Family Rentals

That number of 12.7 million detached homes currently in the single-family rental market comprise about 29 percent of the demand for rentals nationwide (out of 44.3 million), according to Burns.
Burns’ report notes that the single-family rental market has been “historically a mom and pop business,” noting RentRange reported that about 54 percent of landlords who own single-family rental homes own only one home.

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Out of the estimated 44.3 million rental units in the United States approximately 12.7 million (29%)  of these units are detached homes.  The single-family rental market has been “historically a mom and pop business,” as RentRange reports that about 54% of landlords who own single-family rental homes own only one home.

In 2014, approximately 25,000 detached homes were built for rent with the number expected to increase in years to come. Several builders, including American Rental Properties, Starwood Waypoint, Lennar, and Rancho Sahuarita, who have expressed plans to build more single-family detached homes either to sell to investors or manage themselves.

Intriguing comments from TECO Energy, Hancock Holdings, WCI Communities C-level executives during Q2 earnings calls – Tampa Bay Business Journal

Quarterly conference calls between executives at leading public companies and analysts who follow their firms often contain great insights into the Tampa Bay economy and some of its leading companies.

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Quarterly conference calls between executives at leading public companies and analysts who follow their firms often contain great insights into the Tampa Bay economy and some of its leading companies.

How the Buy-or-Rent Balance is Shifting – Newsroom and Media Center

In 2012 65 percent of the population lived in counties where it was more affordable to buy or rent, but that shrunk to 58 percent in favor of buying in 2013, and 56 percent in favor of buying in 2014 before dropping to 54 percent in favor of buying of 2015.

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Multifamily has been the darling of Tampa Bay commercial real estate for close to half a decade at this point, but five of the most recent developments to emerge could be the most meaningful of this real estate cycle.

Tampa multifamily developments with ripple-effect potential – Tampa Bay Business Journal

Multifamily has been the darling of Tampa Bay commercial real estate for close to half a decade at this point, but five of the most recent developments to emerge could be the most meaningful of this real estate cycle.

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Multifamily has been the darling of Tampa Bay commercial real estate for close to half a decade at this point, but five of the most recent developments to emerge could be the most meaningful of this real estate cycle.