Parcl Labs finds corporate landlords own small share of US single-family homes

2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Apr 23

Parcl Labs reports that only about 140 institutional investors, each owning at least 350 properties, account for just 0.59% of US single-family homes.
The report challenges the effectiveness of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which targets landlords with 350 or more homes, noting their holdings are concentrated in Sun Belt cities like Atlanta.
Parcl Labs also finds that when large landlords sell homes, smaller investors—not individual buyers—often purchase them, and portfolios of smaller landlords have grown while those of the largest have shrunk since 2024.

With corporate landlords owning just 0.59% of homes, is the new housing law targeting the wrong problem?

Large investors are now selling homes. Why aren't families the ones buying them?

If banning big investors won't fix the housing crisis, what policy changes actually could?

Could the new law's rules for 'build-to-rent' homes accidentally reduce the housing supply?

In cities like Atlanta, why are home prices falling despite high corporate ownership?