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For the first time in years, clear signs of a market reset are showing up across the residential investment space, and serious sellers are taking notice.
Homebuilders, facing slowing sales and pressure to offer higher buyer incentives, are quietly walking away from lot deals that no longer pencil. The days of aggressive land acquisition regardless of price are fading. Builders are focused on protecting margins, which means fewer new deals and a more selective approach to the land they pursue.
At the same time, builders are becoming more aggressive in how they price bulk new construction packages. To keep sales moving, bulk deal pricing is adjusting. Large-scale investors with capital to deploy are finding new opportunities, but only if they have the right access and relationships. These deals are happening quietly, behind the scenes, with preferred groups who are already trusted.
It is not just builders making moves.
SFR portfolio owners, many approaching the end of their hold periods, are done waiting for market conditions to improve. Over the past eighteen months, sellers held out, hoping for a rebound that never materialized. Now, reality is setting in. Higher rates, tighter capital, and cautious buyers have changed the landscape.
This environment is not all negative. It is creating the kind of market where experienced players with access, alignment, and patience are quietly transacting.
We are seeing it play out in real time.
Builders are dropping land deals that no longer make sense.
Bulk new construction pricing is becoming more opportunistic for qualified buyers.
SFR portfolio owners are finally making exits after months of hesitation.
The common thread is that the market is shifting, and the real sellers, the ones who understand timing and alignment, are not standing still.
We have seen this pattern before. When headlines go quiet and uncertainty rises, the off-market world comes to life. The question is whether you are positioned to take advantage of it.
At Strata, we do not wait for market perfection. We work with the right players on both sides of the deal to create clarity in the chaos.
The noise is loud, but the opportunities are happening for those who know where to look and who to trust.
