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A strong month in a fragile market

March data shows momentum, but a build-to-rent crackdown and tighter capital markets threaten to stall future supply.

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Halina Bennet
Apr 29, 2026
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A home for sale as a build-to-rent crackdown and tighter capital markets threaten to stall future housing supply. (Photo by the Good Brigade/Getty Images)

The most significant federal housing legislation in decades has not yet been signed into law, but it is already strangling the housing market, according to a survey of 14 build-to-rent (B.T.R.) firms c…

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