Evaluating Market Expansion Opportunities

American Homes 4 Rent CEO Bryan Smith joins rental housing economist Jay Parsons on the podcast to reflect back on the early years of institutional single-family rentals, and how AMH became one of the leading players in the still-small institutional SFR market. How much have the initial strategies held up since AMH's 2013 IPO? You might be surprised to find it's quite a lot -- from target demographics to asset types to centralized operating strategies. Bryan also shares what drove AMH to move away from buying individual homes, and shift heavily into building new BTR homes. Jay and Bryan also talk about expansion markets, as well as how a healthier homebuyer market could benefit the rental housing business. Additionally, Jay reviews headlines impacting rental housing — including California legislation weakening NIMBYs' abilities to block new housing, as well as implications of the New York City mayoral race on apartments.