IMN’S Single Family Rental (SFR) East 2026

Max Leblond

06 Apr 2026

IMN's Single Family Rental (SFR) East 2026

IMN’S Single Family Rental (SFR) East 2026 is the institutional SFR industry’s premier East Coast gathering, where Local Logic will meet the operators, investors, and platforms shaping the future of rental housing.

Date

May 18–20, 2026

Location

Miami, Florida

Organizer

Informa Connect / IMN

About IMN’s Single Family Rental (SFR) East

IMN's SFR East

IMN’s Single Family Rental Forum East is where the institutional SFR and build-to-rent ecosystem convenes on the East Coast. Organized by Informa Connect (IMN), the event draws the decision-makers actively deploying capital, scaling portfolios, and building the next generation of rental housing infrastructure.

From large-scale SFR operators and institutional investors to proptech innovators and capital markets professionals, SFR East offers three days of direct conversation on the issues shaping the industry right now.

01 Portfolio Growth & Acquisitions

Where are the opportunities as cap rates compress and inventory tightens across major SFR markets?

02 Resident Experience & Retention

What separates top-performing portfolios? How do neighborhood quality and lifestyle factors drive occupancy?

03 Data-Driven Operations

How are leading operators using location intelligence and market analytics to sharpen buy-box decisions at scale?

04 Capital Markets & Financing

What is the outlook for SFR-backed debt and equity in 2026, and how are lenders underwriting location risk?

05 Build-to-Rent Expansion

How are developers and operators structuring the next wave of BTR communities — and what does site selection look like?

06 Proptech & Platform Innovation

Which technology platforms are becoming standard infrastructure for institutional SFR operations in 2026?

Who Attends SFR East

SFR East draws a concentrated audience of institutional players and operators actively driving the single-family rental and build-to-rent sector. Expect substantive conversations with:

Institutional SFR operators & portfolio managers

Real estate private equity & fund managers

Build-to-rent developers & homebuilders

Debt & equity capital providers

Property management platforms

Proptech founders & product leaders

Data & analytics providers

Investment bankers & advisors

Local Logic at SFR East 2026

The Local Logic team will be on the ground in Miami for all three days of SFR East. We work with SFR operators, institutional investors, and proptech platforms who want to make sharper location decisions at scale.

How location intelligence powers better SFR outcomes

Sharper buy-box decisions

Validate acquisitions with neighborhood scores, walkability, transit access, school catchments, and POI density beyond just price and cap rate.

Better leasing performance

Equip leasing teams with rich neighborhood context, such as lifestyle data, local amenities, and community character, that helps prospects say yes faster.

Resident retention & satisfaction

Properties embedded in well-understood, well-presented neighborhoods retain residents longer. Location context is a retention tool.

Market & portfolio analytics

Standardize how your team evaluates and compares markets. Consistent, structured neighborhood data across every geography in your portfolio.

Proptech & platform integration

Building an SFR platform or operator tool? Our APIs and SDKs embed neighborhood intelligence directly into your product at any scale.

Local Logic solutions relevant to SFR East attendees

Whether you’re an operator improving leasing velocity, an investor evaluating acquisition targets, or a PropTech platform building the next SFR product. Here’s what we’ll be talking about in Miami.

Local Content

Local Content embeds neighborhood narrative and scores directly into SFR listing pages and community websites, improving organic search performance and giving prospective tenants a reason to stay on the operator’s site rather than bouncing to Zillow Rentals.

Location Reports

Branded, shareable Lifestyle and Market Reports delivered to prospective tenants at the point of inquiry — answering “what’s the area like?” before it becomes a leasing objection or a post-move-in surprise.

Lead Capture

Lead Capture embeds a lead form on listing and community pages, exchanging a neighborhood report for contact details while automating what leasing teams currently do manually, with evergreen links that never go stale.

Location Scores API

Location Scores API includes walkability, transit, and amenity proximity at the asset level, which are clean, daily-refreshed signals that SFR operators use to rank acquisition targets and give prospective tenants a concrete, shareable measure of neighborhood quality.

Points of Interest API

POIs API Powers “what’s nearby” content on SFR listing pages and community portals, including restaurants, parks, grocery, transit. They are surfaced dynamically without manual curation, differentiating listings from generic ILS presentations.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is IMN's Single Family Rental Forum East?

IMN’s Single Family Rental Forum East (SFR East) is the premier institutional conference for the single-family rental and build-to-rent industry on the East Coast. It brings together SFR operators, institutional investors, lenders, proptech companies, and capital markets professionals to discuss acquisitions, portfolio operations, technology, and market strategy for the year ahead.

When and where is IMN SFR East 2026?

IMN SFR East 2026 takes place May 18–20, 2026, in Miami, Florida. The event is organized by Informa Connect (IMN). Visit informaconnect.com for the official venue, registration details, and agenda.

Who organizes IMN SFR East?

IMN’s SFR East is organized by Informa Connect (formerly IMN — Information Management Network), a global B2B events company that produces leading conferences for the financial services, real estate, and alternative investment sectors.

Will Local Logic be at IMN SFR East 2026?

Yes. The Local Logic team will be attending IMN SFR East 2026 in Miami. We welcome meetings with SFR operators, institutional investors, and proptech platforms interested in how neighborhood intelligence and location data can improve buy-box decisions, leasing performance, and resident retention. Reach out ahead of the conference to schedule time.

How does Local Logic help SFR operators and investors?

Local Logic provides neighborhood-level data — including lifestyle scores, walkability, transit access, school catchments, points of interest, demographic profiles, and market statistics — that SFR operators and investors use to evaluate markets, validate acquisition decisions, improve leasing performance, and enhance resident experience at scale. Our APIs and SDKs integrate directly into operator platforms, investor tools, and property management systems.

What is the difference between IMN SFR East and IMN SFR West?

IMN produces two flagship Single Family Rental forums: SFR East (held in Miami each spring) and SFR West (typically held in Scottsdale, Arizona in the fall). Both events focus on institutional SFR and build-to-rent, but SFR East draws a concentration of Eastern U.S. operators, investors, and capital markets participants, while SFR West emphasizes Western markets and Sun Belt investment themes.

How can I schedule a meeting with Local Logic at SFR East?

Reach out to the Local Logic team ahead of the conference, and we’ll set up a meeting in Miami that works around your schedule during the three-day event.

Let’s meet at SFR East

Whether you’re scaling a portfolio, evaluating markets, or building the next SFR platform, we’d love to connect in Miami and show you how neighborhood intelligence works in practice.

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