In this episode of The Distribution by Juniper Square, Brandon Sedloff sat down with David Howard, CEO of the National Rental Home Council (NRHC). Founded in 2014, NRHC is a non-partisan organization dedicated to advocating on behalf of the single-family rental (SFR) industry. As CEO, David is responsible for managing all aspects of NRHC’s operating priorities and directing the organization’s legislative and public policy objectives.

During their conversation, the two discussed:

How SFR compares to traditional multifamily properties
Trends in the SFR market, including the difference between scattered sites and build-to-rent
The affordability crisis and other trends driving demand for single-family rentals

Links:

David on LinkedIn

The National Rental Home Council

Buildforrenthomes.com

Dhoward@rentalhomecouncil.org

Brandon on LinkedIn

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Topics:

(00:01:18) David’s career and background

(00:09:31) What is rental housing and how do you differentiate SFR and build to rent?

(00:20:44) What are you seeing in supply vs. demand for rental housing?

(00:29:52) Is there a new category of renters-for-life?

(00:35:14) Do you see any Multifamily firms merging into SFR?

(00:40:02) What is some advice for folks in multifamily looking to get into residential?

(00:46:23) Why has rental housing become politicized?

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