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Team Thayer Real Estate News The single-family rental market has been gaining popularity in the last couple of years, as indicated by a moderate increase in rental stock. Na Zhao, Housing Policy Economist for the  National Association of Homebuilders , pointed out on the NAHB's Eye On Housing blog  on Monday that according to data from the  U.S. Census Bureau , rental stock jumped by 1.4 million during a two-year period from 2011 to 2013 up to 40 million. Single-family rental homes made up the largest portion of that stock, with 29 percent. "Contrary to popular expectations, most rental homes are smaller properties, single-family homes and multifamily buildings with 2 to 4 units," Zhao said. The period from 2011 to 2013 saw a moderate increase in rental home share across all structure types, except for townhomes. Single-family rental homes (including both detached and townhomes) saw an increase of 3 percent during the two years, while multifamily stock climb...