Home builders are increasingly turning to single-family rental operators as buyers for new construction projects. Large-scale single-family rental operators are growing segment of the market, and represent an opportunity for builders to sell an entire community in a single transaction. Operator Haven Realty Capital has been successful in forming partnerships with builders to quickly scale its portfolio of homes.

"SFR operators like Haven can be a great sales channel for builders who are open to selling an entire rental community to one buyer instead of to numerous individual buyers," Sudha Reddy, managing principal of Haven Realty Capital, tells GlobeSt.com. "This type of transaction can decrease the total hold period for a builder as operators can typically acquire phases of homes more quickly than individual buyers can buy phases of home."

In addition, operators are also often more stable buyers than a typical homebuyer, according to Reddy, noting that they are less influenced by interest rate and other market fluctuations. "As a result, SFR operators can help reduce market risk for builders who typically rely on the home buying market," he says.