John Burns Real Estate Consulting

Did you know? 40% of all births are to single women. This trend has several implications for housing demand: High demand for products and services that save time, such as low maintenance apartments or single-family rentals.... Safety and security are important community, especially lighted walkways and high-tech door locks. Location is even more important, as women may trade home space to be closer to children’s schools, work, and conveniences.

Touchless tech and voice assistants still have runway for growth, but the largest opportunity for smart homes is tech that identifies maintenance issues BEFORE disaster strikes. Check out our latest New Home Insights Podcast to hear more home design stops and starts, backed by our consumer research. https://www.realestateconsulting.com/5-new-home-design-sto/

We are thrilled to announced our first annual Building Products Strategy + Networking Event coming this April! We will hear from an accomplished group of panelists covering the innovation, issues, and changes currently underway in the industry. The event is invitation-only, but if you are passionate about the industry and would like to join us, please reach out to Kathy Ayuyao at [email protected]. We hope to see you there!

February is goals month at JBREC, a time where we reflect on our accomplishments in 2020 and establish our objectives for 2021. Our last edition of The Light highlighted the goals housing industry executives should be setting for the coming year. https://www.realestateconsulting.com/the-light-4-goals-for/

Have you toured the New New Home at Pro Builder Show Village? Our latest edition of The Light gives all the details behind "how" and "why." https://www.realestateconsulting.com/the-light-behind-the-/

BREAKING: apartment rent forecasts are in! Current conditions for 2021 are Bullish outlook for demand... Suburban apartments remain mostly sunny Expect urban and college town skies to clear up Dependable market clouds may give way to sunny skies https://www.realestateconsulting.com/the-light-apartment-r/

We reached out to our clients and colleagues across the country to see what their biggest surprises were in 2020. The responses were varied but they all agreed on one thing in particular. https://www.realestateconsulting.com/the-light-biggest-rea/

To Sell or to Rent? That Is the Question. The Light's first edition of 2021 explores how to begin making this decision. Our demographic, consumer, real estate, and economic trends suggest the following for a suburban development:

Imagine if consumers could only lease old cars, not new cars, said head of research Rick Palacios Jr..That’s how single-family rentals have been. Last year, more than 50,000 houses were built specifically to serve as rentals. However, this number fails to include houses in typical subdivisions that are sold to investors. LGI Homes stated that bulk sales to landlords accounted for as much as 10% of their 2020 home sales. Companies like American Homes 4 Rent and Tricon Resi...dential also took to buying houses on the open market in 2020. https://www.wsj.com//rental-home-construction-climbs-as-pu

The 2020 results are in and the numbers are record-breaking! Congratulations to all the outstanding communities that made this year’s list. We look forward to highlighting them in the coming weeks. View the full list here: https://www.realestateconsulting.com/top-master-planned-co/

Our latest Building Product Analysis forecasts +3% growth in building material spending for 2021! This will be driven by $18B more spending on new construction materials and $9B less spending on residential repair and remodeling.

With much of their land inventory still in the development process, builders face the prospect of a shortage next year of finished lots, or land that is ready to build, according to senior vice president Jody Kahn. https://www.mansionglobal.com//housing-boom-brings-a-short

It's in the spirit of the holiday that we extend our thank you to all of those that have supported us. Best wishes for this upcoming year, and we look forward to working with you in 2021.

During their 3Q20 earnings calls, 4 out of the 7 publicly traded apartment REITs called out occupancy challenges with regards to studios. We expect the trend to continue through the winter as stringent rules for bars, restaurants, and nightlife make it harder to justify a downtown price tag. https://www.realestateconsulting.com/the-light-surviving-t/

Many buyers choose to rent prior to moving into their newly purchased home, a situation that helped to create solid apartment fundamentals in many of the nation’s most robust housing submarkets. This edition focuses on the Tampa, Raleigh-Durham, and Riverside-San Bernardino MSA's. https://www.realestateconsulting.com/the-light-suburban-ap/

It’s true, 59% of new single-family rental tenants are coming from urban areas! Our latest edition of The Light has the full buyer breakdown. https://t.co/cWmeDavPlK?amp=1

A lot has changed since February. Our conversations with Whirlpool then AND now only solidifies that! Tune into our latest episode to hear about the evolution of consumers' needs, as well as what's here to stay.