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Business Wire
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Walker & Dunlop's Built-For-Rent Report Highlights Accelerated Growth
BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Walker & Dunlop, Inc. released its 2025 Built-For-Rent (BFR) report, that offers comprehensive market trends and analysis on the rapid expansion of this housing sector. As a leader in this space, Walker & Dunlop has facilitated over $3.4 billion in BFR financing and investment sales, providing expert guidance to developers and investors navigating this dynamic asset class. 'BFR has emerged as a fast-growing and highly strategic segment within multifamily real estate,' said Walker Harris, senior vice president and co-head of Multifamily at Walker & Dunlop. 'Fueled by evolving renter preferences, constrained for-sale inventory, and widening affordability challenges in homeownership, BFR presents renters with a unique option: purpose-built single-family homes combined with the flexibility of renting.' The report explores the current BFR market, the advantages and challenges of BFR investment, and the ways in which Walker & Dunlop facilitates strategic investment in the BFR space. Why BFR Demand Is Accelerating: A Shifting Renter Profile: Renters choose BFR for lifestyle and flexibility, enjoying home-like features without mortgage commitments. Supply-Demand Imbalance: Rental housing demand exceeds supply as population growth outpaces new single-family home construction. Affordability Gap Widens: Rising homeownership costs make buying less affordable, increasing interest in BFR communities. Rent vs. Own: A Compelling Cost Comparison: BFR renting often costs significantly less than owning a comparable home, offering notable savings. For owners and investors, BFR offers institutional-grade stability by combining single-family home appeal with multifamily management, leading to stable cash flow and higher occupancy rates around 96%. Its diverse product types—detached homes, townhomes, and horizontal apartments—allow tailored investment strategies, with single-family detached homes often commanding the highest prices for closely mimicking traditional homeownership. 'At Walker & Dunlop, we provide comprehensive capital solutions tailored to every stage of the Built-For-Rent lifecycle, from development and acquisition to investment,' said Keaton Merrell, managing director of Capital Markets at Walker & Dunlop. 'As the #1 Fannie Mae DUS® lender in 2024, we offer clients access to scalable, attractive financing alongside a broad range of debt and equity options. Our deep market expertise and expansive network enable us to deliver customized advisory services that help clients mitigate risk and accelerate execution. We are proud to be a trusted partner driving growth and stability in this dynamic sector.' For insights on BFR and to explore key trends shaping the market, download Walker & Dunlop's 2025 Built-For-Rent report here. About Walker & Dunlop Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) is one of the largest commercial real estate finance and advisory services firms in the United States and internationally. Our ideas and capital create communities where people live, work, shop, and play. Our innovative people, breadth of our brand, and our technological capabilities make us one of the most insightful and client-focused firms in the commercial real estate industry.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Walker & Dunlop's Built-For-Rent Report Highlights Accelerated Growth
BETHESDA, Md., June 11, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walker & Dunlop, Inc. released its 2025 Built-For-Rent (BFR) report, that offers comprehensive market trends and analysis on the rapid expansion of this housing sector. As a leader in this space, Walker & Dunlop has facilitated over $3.4 billion in BFR financing and investment sales, providing expert guidance to developers and investors navigating this dynamic asset class. "BFR has emerged as a fast-growing and highly strategic segment within multifamily real estate," said Walker Harris, senior vice president and co-head of Multifamily at Walker & Dunlop. "Fueled by evolving renter preferences, constrained for-sale inventory, and widening affordability challenges in homeownership, BFR presents renters with a unique option: purpose-built single-family homes combined with the flexibility of renting." The report explores the current BFR market, the advantages and challenges of BFR investment, and the ways in which Walker & Dunlop facilitates strategic investment in the BFR space. Why BFR Demand Is Accelerating: A Shifting Renter Profile: Renters choose BFR for lifestyle and flexibility, enjoying home-like features without mortgage commitments. Supply-Demand Imbalance: Rental housing demand exceeds supply as population growth outpaces new single-family home construction. Affordability Gap Widens: Rising homeownership costs make buying less affordable, increasing interest in BFR communities. Rent vs. Own: A Compelling Cost Comparison: BFR renting often costs significantly less than owning a comparable home, offering notable savings. For owners and investors, BFR offers institutional-grade stability by combining single-family home appeal with multifamily management, leading to stable cash flow and higher occupancy rates around 96%. Its diverse product types—detached homes, townhomes, and horizontal apartments—allow tailored investment strategies, with single-family detached homes often commanding the highest prices for closely mimicking traditional homeownership. "At Walker & Dunlop, we provide comprehensive capital solutions tailored to every stage of the Built-For-Rent lifecycle, from development and acquisition to investment," said Keaton Merrell, managing director of Capital Markets at Walker & Dunlop. "As the #1 Fannie Mae DUS® lender in 2024, we offer clients access to scalable, attractive financing alongside a broad range of debt and equity options. Our deep market expertise and expansive network enable us to deliver customized advisory services that help clients mitigate risk and accelerate execution. We are proud to be a trusted partner driving growth and stability in this dynamic sector." For insights on BFR and to explore key trends shaping the market, download Walker & Dunlop's 2025 Built-For-Rent report here. About Walker & Dunlop Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) is one of the largest commercial real estate finance and advisory services firms in the United States and internationally. Our ideas and capital create communities where people live, work, shop, and play. Our innovative people, breadth of our brand, and our technological capabilities make us one of the most insightful and client-focused firms in the commercial real estate industry. View source version on Contacts Investors:Kelsey DuffeyInvestor RelationsPhone 301.202.3207investorrelations@ Media: Nina H. von WaldeggVP, Public RelationsPhone 301.564.3291nhvwaldegg@ Phone 301.215.5500 7272 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1300Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Sign in to access your portfolio
Business Upturn
08-05-2025
- Health
- Business Upturn
Vancouver-Based Delfi Medical Innovations Takes Blood Flow Restriction Technology to New Heights — Literally
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Delfi Medical Innovations Inc., a global leader in blood flow restriction (BFR) technology based in Vancouver, is proud to announce that its equipment has been used in space for the first time, aboard the recent SpaceX Fram2 mission. This historic milestone marks the inaugural use of BFR technology in a microgravity environment, expanding the frontiers of rehabilitation and strength training beyond Earth. BFR is a technique that allows individuals to exercise with reduced loads while still achieving significant strength and hypertrophy gains. By temporarily and precisely restricting blood flow to a limb using a pneumatic cuff, BFR activates muscle growth pathways typically only triggered during intense exercise — making it especially useful in rehabilitation, athletic training, and now, space health. Delfi's BFR systems are recognized as the gold standard in the field. They are used by all major North American professional sports leagues — including the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL — as well as by military rehabilitation programs and leading physiotherapists and researchers worldwide. Delfi's patented technology includes automatic, personalized pressure calibration and continuous safety monitoring, making it uniquely suited for both elite performance and clinical care. 'This is a proud moment for our team,' said Michael Jameson, President of Delfi Medical Innovations. 'Bringing our BFR systems into space demonstrates the trust placed in our technology and the growing importance of musculoskeletal health in extreme environments. We're honoured to play a part in supporting human performance on and off the planet.' The SpaceX Fram2 mission, which launched earlier this year, carried the BFR system aboard as part of a research initiative studying countermeasures to muscle atrophy in low-gravity conditions. As astronauts lose muscle mass rapidly in space, BFR offers a promising method to preserve strength with minimal equipment and strain — a vital need during long-duration missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. This achievement was made possible through the leadership and vision of Dr. Luke Hughes of Northumbria University in the United Kingdom. Dr. Hughes has been at the forefront of BFR research for over a decade and played a central role in advancing the scientific and operational readiness of this project for space deployment. The technology used on this mission builds on the pioneering work of Dr. James McEwen, Delfi's founder and the original inventor of modern pneumatic tourniquet systems. Dr. McEwen's decades of innovation in surgical and rehabilitation technologies laid the foundation for today's gold standard in blood flow restriction systems. This milestone underscores Delfi's leadership in medical innovation and the expanding role of Canadian technology in supporting human performance beyond Earth. For video refer to: Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with GlobeNewswire. Business Upturn takes no editorial responsibility for the same.
