Enticed by rapidly increasing rents in the sector, investors have accounted for more than one-quarter of all single-family home sales in recent months.
Rent-to-own startup Pathway Homes plans to spend an initial $750 million acquiring houses on behalf of its customers, who will lease the properties with the option to purchase them.
More than a third of people surveyed by Zillow said it’s tougher to purchase a home than to find a spouse in today’s market.