The Market for Single-Family Rentals Grows as Homeownership Wanes

New York Times, Oct. 22, 2021 –Debra Kamin
COVID-19 inflamed the real estate market, pushed Americans toward the suburbs and changed our relationship with where we live, work and play. It also accelerated interest in built-to-rent housing, which even before the pandemic was expanding at a breakneck pace. The number of built-to-rent homes–single-family homes constructed expressly for the purpose of renting–increased 30 percent from 2019 to 2020.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/realestate/single-family-rentals.html