How does having Lloyds as your landlord sound? The British bank is one of several large financial institutions moving into the private rental market by buying up homes as assets. A few months ago, a housebuilder put an entire area made up of 124 new houses in Conroe, Texas, on the block. The builder booked roughly twice what it typically made selling houses to individual families. Among the buyers of homes across America are some of Wall

Source: The Times June 15, 2021 15:56 UTC