The Rent Roll with Jay Parsons
All things rental housing -- headlines, commentaries and interviews on apartments, SFR, BTR, operations, investments, development, policy and more.
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EP#103 Joanna Zabriskie | The Case for Multifamily & SFR (opens the original)
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Rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares the data points and charts that investors should consider in evaluating the multifamily and single-family rental markets. What are the key trends in supply, demand, affordability, demographics and capital markets? And in this week's interview, BH Management CEO Joanna Zabriskie turns the tables, interviewing Jay at Pretium's investor conference, and that conversation is included in this episode of the podcast. Additionally, Jay breaks down the latest h
EP#102 Dallas Tanner | Fall 2026 SFR & BTR Update: Are Weak Home Sales Driving Up Rents? (opens the original)
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Rental housing economist Jay Parsons breaks down the state of the single-family rental and build-to-rent markets. Is rent growth picking up as would-be homebuyers remain jilted by high mortgage rates? Not exactly. The SFR and BTR markets remain fairly soft, primarily in higher-supplied markets, showing the relationship with for-sale housing isn't quite as advertised. On the flip side, just like with apartments, lower-supplied markets (which are largely non-institutional) are seeing solid rent gr
EP#101 Lee Everett | 2027 Budgeting Hot Takes: Will Concessions Just "Burn Off"? (opens the original)
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It's budget season, that dreaded time of year when owners and operators attempt to predict the future --forecasting revenue and expenses for 2027. Rental housing economist Jay Parsons and special guest Lee Everett (head of research and strategy at Cortland, a top 10 apartment owner) seek to lend a helping hand. Jay and Lee talk about how revenue and expense trends could play out in the year ahead, and how those trends may differ by market and by asset class. What supply-heavy markets might surpr
EP#100 James Ray | This Isn't 2008: Distress, NOI, & the Equity Swing (opens the original)
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It's Episode 100 of The Rent Roll, and we're bringing back one of our most popular guests — James Ray of MetLife and CRE Analyst — to take on the big questions about the cycle ahead. How does distress compare to 2008? Why will NOI matter more than appreciation in the next cycle, and how do investors plan accordingly? How does increased regulatory risk impact allocations toward multifamily, single-family rentals and build-to-rent? When will institutions rebalance toward equity strategies after se
EP#99 Ryan Davis | Rent Affordability: Myth vs. Reality (opens the original)
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Rent affordability is maybe the most misunderstood topic in housing — with bad takes commonly held among investors and policymakers and other stakeholders. In this episode, rental housing economist Jay Parsons breaks down fact versus fiction on the big topic of rent affordability. In particular, Jay explains why this topic is a prime example of how averages can be misleading. The data shows rent affordability is a deeply bifurcated issue where two seemingly conflicting trends can both be true: W
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