Blackstone Seeks $18 Billion for Biggest Real Estate Fund
Real Estate Fund – Will start marketing flagship property pool later this year The firm raised $15.8 billion for prior fund in 2015 Leasing Lifestyle: …
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September 6, 2018 Big Wall Street Landlords Are Being Sued By Tenants
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August 13, 2018 Foreclosure Crisis Strikes Back: The Dark Side of Single-Family Rentals
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July 28, 2018 Spiders, Sewage and Fees – The Other Side of Renting from Wall Street
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June 28, 2018 Tricon Announces $2 Billion Joint Venture to Acquire Over 10,000 Single-Family Rental Homes
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Rental Glut Sends Chill Through the Hottest U.S. Housing Markets
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Big Wall Street Landlords Are Being Sued By Tenants
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Fannie-Freddie Scraps Program for Single Family Rental Home Investors
Single Family Rental-Home Investors FHFA says pilot program showed market performing successfully Effort has drawn criticism over deals with Wall Street firms Leasing Lifestyle: The …
Heatwave: US Foreclosures Rise For First Time In 36 Months
Foreclosure Heatwave – Leasing Lifestyle: According to the just released July 2018 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report released by ATTOM Data Solutions, foreclosure starts in July …
Invitation Homes: Families Share Horror Stories of One of Arizona’s Largest Landlords
“Stay Away” – Leasing Lifestyle: Families Share Horror Stories of One of Arizona’s Largest Landlords. Kathy and Kim Suszczewicz thought they would gain peace of …
U.S. Pursues One of the Biggest Mortgage-Fraud Probes Since the Financial Crisis
Mortgage-Fraud – Leasing Lifestyle: Mortgage-Fraud – At issue is whether income from apartment complexes was falsified to support larger loans–which often became part of mortgage …
Foreclosure Crisis Strikes Back: The Dark Side of Single-Family Rentals
The Dark Side of Single-Family Rentals – After the foreclosure crisis, global equity firms (the dark side) snapped up thousands of single-family homes to rent …
Invitations Homes Faces Negative Press After Investigative Report
Negative Press – Leasing Lifestyle: The investment company holding the most single-family homes in the United States, Invitations Homes Inc., has received negative press and …
Housingwire: Reuters Takes Aim at SFR Giant, Invitation Homes
Investigative piece alleges abuse by the SFR giant; Invitation Homes denies wrongdoing Leasing Lifestyle: When asked for its response to these allegations, Invitation Homes sent …
Rise in Single Family Rental Homes has Implications for Fair Housing
Fair Housing – Leasing Lifestyle: In the wake of the U.S. foreclosure crisis, there has been a large increase – on the order of 50 …
Blackstone Makes First Bet on Manufactured Housing
Manufactured Housing – Leasing Lifestyle: Blackstone Group LP has made its first bet on manufactured housing by buying a portfolio of communities sold by Tricon …