The housing affordability crisis is pervasive, but it can be solved with all hands on deck.
For a number of years, Virtus has pursued a Workforce Housing strategy based on the thesis that quality rental housing for the mass renter is vastly undersupplied nationwide. We have explored these topics as we examine the scope and major drivers of the housing affordability crisis, as well as the “binding constraint” keeping urban rental rates too high relative to wages for most Americans.
Now, the third volume of our Affordability series is updated for the post — COVID-19 environment and makes a case for public investment in this problem, whose fundamental divers and societal effects are discussed in Volume 1 and Volume 2.
A Few of the Key Takeaways:
– The Post — COVID-19 economy has unmasked the pre — COVID-19 housing crisis.
– Metros blessed with outsized economic growth likely have an equally outsized burden on the typical renter.
– The problem is historical and cumulative.
– Reaching the “Middle-Class Poor” is key to solving the issue.
Read the paper here.
About Virtus
Virtus Real Estate Capital, founded in 2003, brings thoughtful stewardship to the practice of real estate investment, delivering non-correlated alpha via cycle-resilient real estate. Over the last 16 years, Virtus has acquired 237 properties for a combined acquisition value of over $4.1 billion and has fully realized 177 property investments. With a strong and established track record, Virtus has proven to be successful in all phases of the market cycle.
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