The Daily Dirt: Why would anyone oppose single-family rentals?

The U.S. Senate’s attempt to kill build-to-rent housing isn’t likely to become law, but just the threat of it is already stalling projects or stopping them before they start. That’s according to a new Wall Street Journal story, yet another example of how dangerous politicians can be when they meddle in real estate markets. A reader of my column on build-to-rent asked me why anyone opposes it. Good question. Are the critics claiming that BTR developers are gobbling up land that would otherwise be used for traditional for-sale housing? Are they saying that if BTR developers had to stop building […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.