Timothy Lobner on landlord challenges
From Invitation Homes CEO on the strength of the rental market · · CNBC Television
“I do have some concerns about smaller landlords that are out there that are kind of stuck in the middle, having to strike that balance between helping renters facing hardship and making sure landlords have the protections they need because they pay property taxes and insurance.”
On , Timothy Lobner, Executive VP & COO at Invitation Homes, spoke about landlord challenges during Invitation Homes CEO on the strength of the rental market on CNBC Television.
About Timothy Lobner
In September 2020 and September 2021, Timothy Lobner, as Executive VP & COO of Invitation Homes, appeared on CNBC to discuss the rental market. He stated that the company finished 2020 with occupancy "far north of 98%" and that demand remained strong, with application ratios at peak levels. Lobner noted that Invitation Homes had worked with "over a couple thousand families" to restructure or forgive past due rents during the pandemic, and expressed concern for smaller landlords "stuck in the middle" of balancing renter hardship and landlord protections. He attributed tight housing supply to the 2008-2009 housing slump, which he said caused builders to avoid overbuilding. Lobner described the millennial cohort of roughly 65 million people as a key demographic seeking flexibility and single-family rentals. He said Invitation Homes added nearly 1,200 homes to its portfolio in the fourth quarter of 2020, and that the company intended to continue growing because "the demand is telling us that we need to." He characterized the company's position as offering a service "people have been choosing for hundreds of years" but now with greater scale and efficiency. Lobner also noted that 70% of the company's revenue came from the West Coast and parts of Florida, areas he described as having household formation at nearly twice the national average.