Immigration Boosts Renter Demand, Builder Confidence Is Growing

On The Market

Did immigrants help keep landlords afloat during this tough housing market? New data may be pointing to just that. Today, we’re discussing one rarely mentioned housing market factor—immigration and immigrant renters. We’re talking about documented AND undocumented immigrants, asylum seekers, and what the effect of the massive influx in immigration has been on the renting market.

John Burns from John Burns Research and Consulting, joined by VP of Demographics Eric Finnigan, is back on the show to discuss immigration, household formation, migration patterns, mortgage rates, and the effects each of these factors has on the housing market. With immigration exploding (we’re in one of the largest immigration years EVER), the next obvious question is: how is this affecting rents/available homes? John and Eric bring in new data to share how immigration may have “bailed out” landlords during the worst parts of the market.

But that’s not all. We also touch on John Burns Research’s newest house-flipping survey and how flippers are surviving (thriving?) in today’s market. Why are builders becoming more bullish on the housing market? And could the recent mortgage rate cuts open the spigot of homebuyer demand in this already supply-constrained market? We’re digging into the data that answers these questions in today’s show.

In This Episode We Cover

The newest immigration and housing data pointing to some surprising conclusions for landlords

Why immigrants crossing the southern border are NOT just settling in border towns

How immigrants may have “bailed out” multifamily investors struggling to fill units

New multifamily supply and why builders are becoming more bullish in today’s market

Whether or not lower mortgage rates will lead to higher home prices

The state of house flipping in 2024 and whether flippers are still making money

And So Much More!

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Jump to topic:

00:00 Intro

02:11 Immigration is Exploding

04:59 Why “Households” Matter

06:40 Immigrants Boost Demand

08:50 Landlords Got “Bailed Out”

11:47 MORE Multifamily Development?

15:58 Mortgage Rate Cut Implications

23:37 Are Flippers Surviving?

29:06 Grab the Data!

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