有鑒于市場上普通住宅的短缺，一些投資者正在修建住宅。

這些住宅的買家通常是首次購房者和住宅租賃公司，但很多租戶如今似乎并不愿意置換更大的住宅，或搬出租賃住宅。這一趨勢也為剛組建家庭的青年人士帶來了不幸，因為他們可能因為學生債務等原因無力購買或租賃住宅。

《華爾街日報》稱，持有地塊的機構(gòu)投資者如今正在修建這類住宅，而此舉也是這些公司所采取的新策略，因為它們在傳統(tǒng)上依靠購買斷供房和其他“廉價”地產(chǎn)發(fā)展壯大。

一些公司甚至會購買整個新開發(fā)項目，然后按計劃將其轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)樽赓U住宅。其中很多公司可以向建造商支付現(xiàn)金，從而以超低的折扣買下新住宅，然后對外出租數(shù)年，而且無需進行重大翻修。

公司購買的這些住宅通常位于現(xiàn)有的住宅區(qū)中，而且它們有時還承諾不在庭院中樹立出租廣告，這樣便不會打擾周邊的鄰居。

就房地產(chǎn)而言，我們預計今年將是買方市場。CNBC稱，盡管房價較一年前更高，但大多數(shù)主要市場的價格都出現(xiàn)了下滑。同時，市場上的供應量也有所增加，因為人們選擇放慢住宅的銷售步伐。（財富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者：馮豐

審校：夏林

A lack of entry-level homes on the market is prompting some investors to build their own.

These homes are usually purchased by both first-time buyers and rental-home companies. But many occupants now don’t seem to be upgrading to larger homes or moving out of their rental property. It’s a trend that is leaving young families who might not be able to afford to buy or rent a home because of such factors like student debt out of luck.

Now institutional landlords are building those homes, The Wall Street Journal reports, a new move from companies that have traditionally thrived on buying foreclosed homes and other “bargain” properties.

Some companies are even buying up entire new developments with plans of turning them into rental properties. Many of those companies are able to pay builders cash, scoring them deep discounts on new homes that they can then rent for many years without having to do significant maintenance.

The homes are often bought in existing neighborhoods as well, sometimes with the promise of not using yard signs to advertise the rentals in order to not upset neighbors.

This year is expected to be a buyer’s market when it comes to real estate. While home prices are higher than they were a year ago, they are dropping in most major markets, CNBC reports. There’s also more supply in the market, as people are choosing to sell their homes at a slower pace.