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Build-to-Rent
Build-to-rent is housing constructed with the intention of renting the completed homes.
Build-to-rent describes housing built with the intention of renting the completed homes. In the Census Bureau's Survey of Construction, the built-for-rent category concerns houses constructed on the builder's land for rental use.
The term describes the intended use of new housing. It does not, by itself, establish that a development has shared amenities or a particular management arrangement.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau: Survey of Construction definitions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does build-to-rent mean a home was purchased and later rented?
The Census built-for-rent category describes the intention during construction, rather than a later conversion of a home to rental use.
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