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Housing market inflation means more homes for rent

While individual home-owners can no longer afford their homes, investors are attracted to the area to turn those homes into rental properties.

ARKANSAS, USA — The surge in housing prices in northwest Arkansas is attracting investors. They’re taking advantage of the fact that many individual homebuyers are priced out of the market and are buying houses to turn them into rental properties.

That has meant a drop in the percentage of owner-occupied houses, a decline taking place for at least a decade. 

In the second half of 2022, owner-occupied houses accounted for 61.6% of Benton County homes and 60.6% of Washington County homes, according to the Arvest Bank Skyline Report. 

To read more on the housing market in Arkansas, our content partner Arkansas Business has the full article here.   

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