The Rent Roll with Jay Parsons
Episodes
EP#76 Nick Andersen | Affordable Housing Isn't What You Think
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There are no shortages of false narratives about affordable housing. From the buildings to the renters who live in them, they rarely match the public ...
EP# 75 Mark Parrell | The Evolution of Equity Residential
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons dives into the remarkable story of Equity Residential, starting with two fraternity brothers at the University of...
EP#74 Jason Morgan | Inside Multifamily's Biggest Family Business
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons dives into the multifamily industry's biggest family business, Morgan Properties. Started in the mid-1980s wh...
EP#73 Rich Hill | 7 Takeaways From SRF REIT Calls + Finding Opportunities in Rental Housing
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After avoiding public comment for weeks after the White House announced it proposed ban on institutional investors buying homes, the single-family ren...
EP#72 Kenny Burgos | Debacle: NYC Rent Stabilized Apartments
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As New York City's new mayor pushes a rent freeze on the city's beleaguered rent stabilized apartments, a new voice is emerging from the landl...
EP#71 Jana Galan | 7 Takeaways From Apartment REIT Calls
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The big six apartment REITs just wrapped up their Q4 2025 earnings calls. Rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares the seven key themes and takeawa...
EP#70 Jeff Weidell | 5 Takeaways From NMHC Annual Meeting
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What was the sentiment at the apartment industry's biggest annual get-together, the National Multifamily Housing Council's Annual Meeting? Ren...
EP#69 Michael Comparato | Where's All The Distress?
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We've been hearing about the so-called wall of maturities and looming distress in multifamily for a couple years now. So, where is it? When will i...
EP#68 Carl Whitaker | Q1 '26 Multifamily Update & Outlook
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What's the latest on the U.S. apartment market? Rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares fresh data and commentary on multifamily fundamentals ...
EP#67 Joshua Coven | Top 10 Myths About Institutional Investors In Housing
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Institutional investors in single-family rentals are suddenly front-page news thanks to President Trump's proposed ban on institutions buying hous...
EP#66 Josh Hartmann | Q1'26 SFR/BTR Update & Outlook
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What's the latest in the single-family rental and build-to-rent market? The sectors are drawing a lot of attention right now, driven by widening d...
EP#65 John Burns | 15 Predictions for Apartments & SFR 2026
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's predictions time! Rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares 15 predictions for apartments and single-family rentals in 2026 — including h...
EP#64 Mike Wolfson | What I Got Wrong (And Right!) In 2025
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons rolls back the tape on his 10 predictions for the apartment and single-family rental market in 2025. What played ...
EP#63 Andrew Kadish | Green Shoots In Multifamily? Maybe.
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are we seeing green shoots in the supply-drenched multifamily market? Rental housing economist Jay Parsons breaks down why the answer is "yes,&qu...
EP#62 Toni Eubanks | How Greystar Sees Property Management
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Greystar's incoming head of U.S. property management, Toni Eubanks, joins The Rent Roll with Jay Parsons to share her journey from leasing units o...
EP#61 Tyler Christiansen | A.I. And Rental Housing
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How is AI impacting the rental housing business? Rental housing economist Jay Parsons cuts through the noise and the hype to look at the current state...
EP#60 Anne Olson | Overlooked Tertiary Markets
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons highlights smaller markets outpunching their weight class in fundamentals and in capital flow. It's easy to d...
EP#59 Dave Feldman | 5 Takeaways From Q3 '25 SFR REIT Calls + A Conversation With Progress Residential's CEO
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares his top 5 takeaways from the single-family rental REITs' earnings calls — highlights from AMH and Invita...
EP#58 Haendel St. Juste | 5 Takeaways From Q3 '25 Apartment REIT Calls
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares his Top 5 highlights from the apartment REITs' Q3 earnings calls. Are the REITs seeing a slow down? Are th...
EP#57 Chris Finlay | Is It Time To Worry? Plus: A Conversation With Middleburg's CEO
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it time to worry about apartments and single-family rentals? We're hearing more talk about a possible recession — fueled by a softening labor...
EP#56 Sue Ansel | Budgeting Season: Tips For 2026
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time of year: Budget season. Rental housing economist Jay Parsons offers up data, tips and ideas for how to think about revenue and expe...
EP#55 Alyson Bode | Q4 '25 Apartment Market Update & Outlook
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares his take on the latest data on multifamily fundamentals. Is demand holding strong? Why are rents falling? ...
EP#54 JPI Executive Leadership Team | Is Now The Time To Build Again?
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Rent Roll hits the road for its first episode in front of a live audience! Rental housing economist Jay Parsons interviews the executive leadershi...
EP#53 Bobby Fijan | The Case For Family-Friendly Class A Apartments
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is there demand for family-friendly, Class A apartments? Bobby Fijan — aka the "Bill James of apartment floorplans" — joins the podcast to make th...
EP#52 Scott Eisen | Q23 '25 SFR Market Update & Outlook
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons reviews the current state of affairs in the single-family rental market, sharing the latest data and trends. Is t...
EP#51 Dennis Shea | Rate Cuts & Pro-Housing Policy
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons makes the case for why rate cuts make sense — and how the government's inflation measure may have masked the ea...
EP#50 Jim Costello | Multifamily Capital Markets Update
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What's the latest on multifamily capital markets? Rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares the latest data on apartment sales, cap rates and debt t...
EP#49 Matt Ferrari | The Dealmaker Who Scaled Everest
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons welcomes in TruAmerica's Matt Ferrari to talk about his recent trek to the summit of Earth's highest mountain top...
EP#48 Michael Novogradac | The 'Big Beautiful Bill' & Rental Housing
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons welcomes in the nation's leading voice on rental housing tax policy, Michael Novogradac of Novogradac & Co., ...
EP#47 Dan Meader | What Are LP's Looking For Right Now?
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do most GPs need right now but relatively few can find? LP equity! Special guest Dan Meader — founder and managing partner at Trinity Investors...
EP#46 Rich Hightower | 5 Takeaways From Apartment REIT Calls
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's apartment REIT week on The Rent Roll podcast, as economist Jay Parsons shares his top 5 takeaways from the Q2 2025 earnings calls. In particular:...
EP#45 Sean Dobson | 5 Takeaways From SFR REIT Calls + Conversation with Amherst's Chairman & CEO
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares his top 5 takeaways from the single-family REITs' earnings calls last week — AMH and Invitation Home...
EP#44 Matt Vance | Q3 '25 Apartment Market Update & Outlook
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is apartment rent growth slowing down again? That's the big plot twist in the latest data on the U.S. apartment market. Rental housing economist J...
EP#43 Zach Bowyer | Where Are Apartment & SFR Values?
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the valuation edition, featuring Cushman & Wakefield's head of valuation and advisory for the living sector, Zach Bowyer. Jay and Zach discus...
EP#42 Hiten Samtani | The Media & Rental Housing
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons is joined by commercial real estate journalist Hiten Samtani for a hearty discussion on how the media covers apar...
EP#41 Bryan Smith | A Conversation With AMH's New CEO
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
American Homes 4 Rent CEO Bryan Smith joins rental housing economist Jay Parsons on the podcast to reflect back on the early years of institutional si...
EP#40 David Schwartz | Contrarian Apartment Investing 101
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Waterton co-founder, CEO and Chairman David Schwartz joins The Rent Roll podcast to talk contrarian apartment investing strategies with rental housing...
EP#39 David Todd | Is The Rental Market Cooling Again?
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is the U.S. apartment market slowing down? Rental housing economist Jay Parsons dives into the data to evaluate whether apartment owners and managers ...
EP#38 James Ray | Cap Rates Are B.S., and Other Hot Takes
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The man's alter ego is the famed CRE Analyst account with more than 90,000 followers — James Ray, the co-founder of CRE Analyst and a managing direc...
EP#37 Joanna Zabriskie | To Fee Or Not To Fee?
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To fee or not to fee? Rental housing economist Jay Parsons tackles the hot-button topic of fees for apartment and SFR renters. With short-term rentals...
EP#36 Alicia Miller | Raising Capital Amidst Macro Uncertainty
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares the latest on the real estate fundraising landscape. It's a tough environment right now for multiple reaso...
EP#35 Branden Lombardi | SFR REIT's Update + BTR Opportunities
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's all about SFR and BTR in this episode, where rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares his Top 5 takeaways from the single-family REITs' recent...
EP#34 Alfonso Costa Jr. | 5 Takeaways From Apartment REIT Calls
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons breaks down earnings call season for the apartment REITs, offering up five big takeaways from what turned out to ...
EP#33 Jesse Stein | Can I Airbnb My Apartment?
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Airbnb's Global Head of Real Estate, Jesse Stein, joins The Rent Roll podcast to talk conspiracy theories about the impact of short-term rentals on th...
EP#32 Mike Kingsella | Can YIMBYs Reverse The Supply Slowdown?
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Multifamily housing construction is slowing — and fast. While current deliveries are putting significant downward pressure on rents, the story could...
EP #31 Scott Villani & Dan Hull | How Tariffs Impact Apartments & BTR
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons tackles today's biggest newsmaker: tariffs. What impact are tariffs having on apartment and BTR construction and ...
EP#30 Lee Everett | Q2 '25 U.S. Apartment Market Update
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons breaks down the latest and freshest data on the U.S. apartment market — including supply (on the decline), dema...
EP#29 Antonio Marquez | Dissecting Shifts in the NMHC Top 50 + A Conversation on Workforce Housing
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental Housing Economist Jay Parsons breaks down 25 years of the NMHC Top 50 apartment owners lists to reveal some surprising facts and history. For e...
EP#28 James Kane | The Case For The Southeast
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons breaks down the case for the Southeast's apartment and single-family rental markets. While some pontificators...
EP#27 Dom Beveridge | Why Is Renter Turnover So Low?
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons dives deep into a topic that is far more nuanced than it's typically given credit for: low turnover among renters...
EP#26 Barrett Linburg | Opportunity Zones & The Wizard of Oz
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons breaks down a new groundbreaking study on Opportunity Zones, which have proven to be remarkably effective — and...
EP#25 Michael Van Der Poel | Today's Institutional Buy Box
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons talks about the shifting institutional appetite for apartments and build-to-rent SFR with ACRE co-founder Michael...
EP#24 Matthew Putterman | Single-Family Rental REITs Earnings Recaps
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons breaks down the five key takeaways from the single-family rental housing REITs' recent earnings calls. The bi...
EP#23 Jasin Alfaro | The Case For Tertiary Markets
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons makes the case for tertiary markets — smaller metro areas outside the top 50 in size. Jay shares data on how (a...
EP#22 Daniel Walsh | Is Debt The New Equity? Sort Of.
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons dives into the growing trend of institutions expanding or creating debt funds targeting multifamily. Jay is joine...
EP#21 Ric Campo | Apartment REITs' Earnings Recap
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons breaks down highlights and key themes from the big six apartment REITs' recent earnings call. Jay shares the REIT...
EP#20 Ivan Barratt | NMHC Buzz & Midwest Love
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons recaps highlights from the multifamily investment community's biggest event, the NMHC Annual Meeting, and the...
EP#19 Chris Porter | How Demographic Shifts Impact Renting
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons talks all things rental housing demographics with the man who literally wrote the book on housing demographics, C...
EP#18 Steve Kimmelman | Build-To-Rent Update With The BTR King
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons breaks down the latest data and trends on the build-to-rent sector -- the emerging hybrid of multifamily and SFR....
EP#17 David Moore | The Re-Rise Of The Sun Belt
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons breaks down the case for re-rise of Sun Belt multifamily, sharing the latest charts and data. Today's Sun Bel...
EP#16 Greg Willett | Q1'25 U.S. Apartment Market Update
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares the latest on U.S. apartment market conditions — including a surprisingly massive volume of demand hitti...
EP#15 Justin Wheeler | The 2025 Outlook For Multifamily & SFR
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons brings out the (fuzzy) crystal ball to lay out predictions for the multifamily and single-family rental markets i...
EP#14 Jay Parsons | What I Got Wrong (And Right!) In 2024
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's end-of-year report card time! Rental housing economist Jay Parsons looks back at predictions he made a year ago on how the apartment and SFR mark...
EP#13 Fred Tuomi | The Merging Worlds of Multifamily & SFR
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons dives into the emerging synergies between multifamily and single-family rentals — two sectors that have histori...
EP#12 John Drachman | Texas OR SoCal? "Dr. Doom" Says BOTH
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Would you rather bet on rental housing in Texas or in Southern California? Rental housing economist Jay Parsons breaks down the differences — and si...
EP#11 Alecia Hill | The Institutional Buy Box On Affordable Housing
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons walks through today's institutional buy box for affordable and workforce housing with FCP's head of impac...
EP#10 Mark Decker | Apartment REITs' Q3 Earnings Call Recaps
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons caps off earnings call season by sharing five big takeaways on the apartment REITs' Q3 2024 earnings calls, a...
EP#9 Dallas Tanner | SFR REITs' Q3 Earnings Recaps & Outlooks
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons breaks down the five key takeaways from the single-family rental REITs' third quarter earnings calls, and the...
EP#8 Paul Thrift | The Case For New Apartment Construction
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Election results are in, and rental housing economist Jay Parsons talks about how President Trump's win could impact rental housing — as well as...
EP#7 David Brickman | Rental Housing 2024 Voters' Guides
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons provides an Election Day look at the rental housing platforms of Vice President Kamala Harris and former Presiden...
EP#6 Hugh Frater | The Politicalization of Rental Housing
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons welcomes in the former CEO of both Fannie Mae and Berkadia, Hugh Frater, to talk about the politicalization of re...
EP#5 Mayor Dr. Lynne Robinson | Win/Wins For Cities & Developers
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons dives into the data to talk about what cities can do to facilitate more new housing supply -- and what barriers g...
EP#4 David Auerbach | Fresh Data & REITs' Earnings Preview
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares newly released data on Q3 2024 apartment market performance across the U.S. (Hint: Big supply AND big dema...
EP#3 Payton Mayes | The Hurdles For Apartment Builders
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares on the roller-coaster path multifamily supply, covers recent headlines on apartments and single-family re...
EP#2 Dan Oberste | Debunking A Few Multifamily Myths
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons discusses myth-busting research around rental affordability, covers recent headlines on apartments and single-fa...
EP#1 Bob Simpson | The Case For Middle-Income Housing
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rental housing economist Jay Parsons discusses the case for middle-income housing investments, covers recent headlines on apartments and single-family...