Invitation Homes 10-K 2023-12-31
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| UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORM | 10-K | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ☑ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the fiscal year ended | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the transition period from | to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commission File Number | 001-38004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Invitation Homes Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 90-0939055 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1717 Main Street, | Suite 2000 | 75201 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dallas, | Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (972) | 421-3600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value | INVH | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. | Yes | ☑ | No | ☐ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. | Yes | ☐ | No | ☑ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). | Yes | ☐ | No | ☑ |
As of June 30, 2023, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $21.1 billion (based upon the closing sale price of the common stock on that date on the New York Stock Exchange).
As of February 20, 2024, there were 611,958,239 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.
| DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Items 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of Part III incorporate information by reference from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement relating to its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2024 Proxy Statement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the close of the registrant’s fiscal year to which this report relates. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INVITATION HOMES INC.
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| PART I | |||||||||||
| Item | 1. | Business | 8 | ||||||||
| Item | 1A. | Risk Factors | 21 | ||||||||
| Item | 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments | 51 | ||||||||
| Item | 1C. | Cybersecurity | 51 | ||||||||
| Item | 2. | Properties | 53 | ||||||||
| Item | 3. | Legal Proceedings | 53 | ||||||||
| Item | 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 53 | ||||||||
| PART II | |||||||||||
| Item | 5. | Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 54 | ||||||||
| Item | 6. | Reserved | 55 | ||||||||
| Item | 7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 56 | ||||||||
| Item | 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 79 | ||||||||
| Item | 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 80 | ||||||||
| Item | 9. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 80 | ||||||||
| Item | 9A. | Controls and Procedures | 80 | ||||||||
| Item | 9B. | Other Information | 83 | ||||||||
| Item | 9C. | Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspection | 83 | ||||||||
| PART III | |||||||||||
| Item | 10. | Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance | 84 | ||||||||
| Item | 11. | Executive Compensation | 84 | ||||||||
| Item | 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 84 | ||||||||
| Item | 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 84 | ||||||||
| Item | 14. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services | 84 | ||||||||
| PART IV | |||||||||||
| Item | 15. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules | 85 | ||||||||
| Item | 16. | Form 10-K Summary | 90 | ||||||||
| Exhibit Index | |||||||||||
| Signatures |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which include, but are not limited to, statements related to our expectations regarding the performance of our business, our financial results, our liquidity and capital resources, and other non-historical statements. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seeks,” “projects,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties as summarized below in “Summary Risk Factors.” These risks and uncertainties include among others, risks inherent to the single-family rental industry and our business model, macroeconomic factors beyond our control, competition in identifying and acquiring properties, competition in the leasing market for quality residents, increasing property taxes, homeowners’ association (“HOA”) fees, and insurance costs, poor resident selection and defaults and non-renewals by our residents, our dependence on third parties for key services, risks related to the evaluation of properties, performance of our information technology systems, risks related to our indebtedness, risks related to the potential negative impact of unfavorable global and United States economic conditions (including inflation and interest rates), uncertainty in financial markets (including due to bank failures), geopolitical tensions, natural disasters, climate change, and public health crises, on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, business, associates, and residents. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We believe these factors include but are not limited to, those described under Part I. Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are accessible on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other periodic filings. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except to the extent otherwise required by law.
Summary Risk Factors
Our ability to successfully operate our business is subject to numerous risks, including those that are generally associated with operating in the real estate industry. Some of the more significant challenges and risks are summarized below. This summary contains only a select portion of the risks set forth in Part I. Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Our operating results are subject to risks associated with our real estate assets, as well as unfavorable global and United States economic conditions, uncertainty in financial markets (including due to bank failures), and geopolitical tensions;
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Supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, or labor inflation could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, or operating results;
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A significant portion of our costs and expenses are fixed, including increasing property taxes, insurance costs, and HOA fees, and we may not be able to adapt our costs structure to offset declines in our revenue;
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Timing and costs of renovating our properties and the cost of maintaining rental properties may negatively affect our financial results;
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Concentration of our investments in certain markets and in the single-family properties sector of the real estate industry exposes us to seasonal fluctuations in rental demand and downturns in our markets or in the single-family properties sector;
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We face significant competition for quality residents, which may limit our ability to lease homes on favorable terms;
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Our reliance on information supplied by prospective residents, which may be inaccurate, may lead to poor leasing decisions, and our portfolio may contain more risk than we believe;
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If a significant number of our residents fail to meet their lease obligations or fail to renew their leases, our reputation, financial performance, and ability to make distributions to our stockholders may be adversely affected;
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We face risks associated with acquisitions and dispositions of properties which could lead to material losses on our investments in our properties and adversely impact anticipated yields, including risks related to:
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competition in identifying and acquiring our properties;
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possible title defects;
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acquisitions of new homes from third-party homebuilders;
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bulk portfolio acquisitions and dispositions;
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acquisitions through an auction process;
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evaluation of properties based on potentially inaccurate assumptions
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difficulty selling our real estate investments; and
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acquisitions of properties consistent with our investment strategy regardless of favorability of rental and housing markets;
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Our dependence upon third parties for key services may have an adverse effect on our operating results or reputation if the third parties fail to perform;
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Relatively short lease terms expose us to the risk that we may have to re-lease our properties frequently, which we may be unable to do on attractive terms, on a timely basis, or at all;
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Fluctuations of rent rates in our markets could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results, and ability to make distributions to our stockholders;
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Declining real estate valuations and impairment charges could adversely affect our financial condition and operating results;
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Investments in joint ventures may restrict our market choices and expose us to challenges, including limited decision-making authority, reliance on partners' financial conditions, potential liabilities for services provided, and disputes with joint venture partners;
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We may suffer losses that are not covered by insurance and we may elect to self-insure against potential losses;
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We are employing a business model with a limited track record, which may make our business difficult to evaluate;
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We may encounter challenges providing property and asset management services to portfolio owners of single-family homes leading to management distractions or operational inconsistencies;
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Compliance with governmental laws, regulations, and covenants, including expanding tenant rights’ laws, restrictions on evictions and collections, rent control laws, affordability covenants, permit, license, and zoning requirements, may negatively impact our rental income and profitability;
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Legal and regulatory proceedings and demands from tenant and consumer advocacy organizations, exacerbated by increased political and regulatory scrutiny of our industry, and negative publicity could constrain our operations and may result in significant litigation expenses and reputational harm;
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Many of our properties are part of HOAs, subjecting us and our residents to the rules of such HOAs, which are subject to change, and violations may lead to additional fees and penalties and costly litigation with such HOAs;
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Leasing fraud may negatively impact our operations, including the loss of revenue and/or an increase in costs to combat these activities, and may result in fines, settlements, litigation expenses, and reputational damage;
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We are highly dependent on information systems, and system failures, security breaches, and our use of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence could disrupt our business and present business, reputational, legal, and compliance risks;
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We are subject to risks related to environmental, social, and governance issues, including risks from natural disasters, environmentally hazardous conditions, and physical and transitional climate change risks;
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Difficulty securing financing from debt and equity markets, or a credit ratings downgrade may negatively impact our growth strategy, financial condition, and operating results;
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We utilize a significant amount of indebtedness in our business, and our cash flows and operating results could be adversely affected by required debt payments or related interest and other risks of our debt financing;
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Provisions of Maryland law and our charter may limit the ability of a third party to acquire control of us, even if such change in control would be in the best interests of our stockholders; and
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Failure to maintain our qualification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) may result in taxation as a regular domestic corporation leading to a substantial tax liability, and maintaining our REIT status may hinder our ability to operate solely on the basis of maximizing profits.
This summary is qualified in its entirety by the more complete statement of risks and uncertainties in Part I. Item 1A. “Risk Factors.” You should carefully read the entire statement together with all of the other information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K when considering the risks and uncertainties in evaluating our company and our business.
DEFINED TERMS
Invitation Homes Inc. (“INVH”), a REIT, conducts its operations through Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP (“INVH LP”). Through THR Property Management L.P., a wholly owned subsidiary of INVH LP, and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Manager”), we provide all management and other administrative services with respect to the properties we own. The Manager also provides professional property and asset management services to portfolio owners of single-family homes for lease, including our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures. Unless the context suggests otherwise, references in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to “Invitation Homes,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to INVH and its consolidated subsidiaries.
In this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
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“average monthly rent” represents average monthly rental income per home for occupied properties in an identified population of homes over the measurement period and reflects the impact of non-service rent concessions and contractual rent increases amortized over the life of the related lease. We believe average monthly rent reflects pricing trends that significantly impact rental revenues over time, making average monthly rent useful to management and external stakeholders as a means of evaluating changes in rental revenues across periods;
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“average occupancy” for an identified population of homes represents (i) the total number of days that the homes in such population were occupied during the measurement period, divided by (ii) the total number of days that the homes in such population were owned during the measurement period. We believe average occupancy significantly impacts rental revenues in a given period, making comparisons of average occupancy across different periods helpful to management and external stakeholders in evaluating changes in rental revenues across periods;
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“Carolinas” includes Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, Greensboro-High Point, NC, Raleigh-Cary, NC, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, and Winston-Salem, NC;
•“core markets” represent the 16 markets identified on our portfolio table in Part II. Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Our Portfolio;”
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“days to re-resident” for an individual home represents the number of days between (i) the date the prior resident moves out of a home and (ii) the date the next resident is granted access to the same home, which is deemed to be the earlier of the next resident’s contractual lease start date and the next resident’s move-in date. Days to re-resident impacts our average occupancy and thus our rental revenues, making comparisons of days to re-resident helpful to management and external stakeholders in evaluating changes in rental revenues across periods;
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“in-fill” refers to markets, MSAs, submarkets, neighborhoods, or other geographic areas that are typified by significant population densities and low availability of land suitable for development into competitive properties, resulting in limited opportunities for new construction;
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“Metropolitan Statistical Area” or “MSA” is defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget as a region associated with at least one urbanized area that has a population of at least 50,000 and comprises the central county or counties containing the core, plus adjacent outlying counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the central county or counties as measured through commuting;
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“net effective rental rate growth” for any home represents the percentage difference between the monthly rent from an expiring lease and the monthly rent from the next lease and, in each case, reflects the impact of non-service rent concessions and contractual rent increases amortized over the life of the related lease. Leases are either renewal leases, where our current resident chooses to stay for a subsequent lease term, or a new lease, where our previous resident moves out and a new resident signs a lease to occupy the same home. Net effective rental rate growth drives changes in our average monthly rent, making net effective rental rate growth useful to management and external stakeholders as a means of evaluating changes in rental revenues across periods;
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“Northern California” includes Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA, Stockton, CA, Vallejo, CA, and Yuba City, CA;
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“PSF” means per square foot. When comparing homes or cohorts of homes, we believe PSF calculations help management and external stakeholders normalize metrics for differences in property size, enabling more meaningful comparisons based on characteristics other than property size;
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“Same Store” or “Same Store portfolio” includes, for a given reporting period, wholly owned homes that have been stabilized and seasoned, excluding homes that have been sold, homes that have been identified for sale to an owner occupant and have become vacant, homes that have been deemed inoperable or significantly impaired by casualty loss events or force majeure, homes acquired in portfolio transactions that are deemed not to have undergone renovations of sufficiently similar quality and characteristics as the existing Invitation Homes Same Store portfolio, and homes in markets that we have announced an intent to exit where we no longer operate a significant number of homes for the primary purpose of income generation. Homes are considered stabilized if they have (i) completed an initial renovation and (ii) entered into at least one post-initial renovation lease. An acquired portfolio that is both leased and deemed to be of sufficiently similar quality and characteristics as the existing Invitation Homes Same Store portfolio may be considered stabilized at the time of acquisition. Homes are considered to be seasoned once they have been stabilized for at least 15 months prior to January 1st of the year in which the Same Store portfolio was established. We believe information about the portion of our portfolio that has been fully operational for the entirety of a given reporting period and its prior year comparison period provides management and external stakeholders with meaningful information about the performance of our comparable homes across periods and about trends in our organic business;
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“Southeast United States” includes our Atlanta and Carolinas markets;
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“South Florida” includes Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL, and Port St. Lucie, FL;
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“Southern California” includes Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, and San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA;
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“SWH” refers to Starwood Waypoint Homes. On November 16, 2017, INVH and certain of its affiliates entered into a series of transactions with SWH and certain SWH affiliates, which resulted in SWH and its operating partnership being merged into INVH and INVH LP, respectively, with INVH and INVH LP being the surviving entities;
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“total homes” or “total portfolio” refers to the total number of homes we own, whether or not stabilized, and excludes any properties previously acquired in purchases that have been subsequently rescinded or vacated. Unless otherwise indicated, total homes or total portfolio refers to wholly owned homes and excludes homes owned in joint ventures. Additionally, unless the context otherwise requires, all measures in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are presented on a total portfolio basis;
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“turnover rate” represents the number of instances that homes in an identified population become unoccupied in a given period, divided by the number of homes in such population. To the extent the measurement period shown is less than 12 months, the turnover rate may be reflected on an annualized basis. We believe turnover rate impacts average occupancy and thus our rental revenues, making comparisons of turnover rate helpful to management and external stakeholders in evaluating changes in rental revenues across periods. In addition, turnover can impact our cost to maintain homes, making changes in turnover rate useful to management and external stakeholders in evaluating changes in our property operating and maintenance expenses across periods; and
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“Western United States” includes our Southern California, Northern California, Seattle, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Denver markets.
PART I
Item 1. BUSINESS
Overview
Invitation Homes is a leading owner and operator of single-family homes for lease, offering residents high-quality homes in sought-after neighborhoods across the United States. As of December 31, 2023, we own approximately 85,000 homes for lease which are located primarily in 16 core markets across the country. These homes help meet the needs of a growing share of Americans who prefer the ease of a leasing lifestyle over the burden of owning a home. We provide our residents access to updated homes with features they value, as well as close proximity to jobs and access to good schools. The continued demand for our product proves that the choice and flexibility we offer are attractive to many people.
We operate in markets with strong demand drivers, high barriers to entry, and high rent growth potential, primarily in the Western United States, Florida, and the Southeast United States. Through disciplined market and asset selection, as well as through strategic mergers and acquisitions, we designed our owned portfolio to capture the operating benefits of local density as well as economies of scale that we believe cannot be readily replicated. Since our founding in 2012, we have built a proven, vertically integrated operating platform that enables us to effectively and efficiently acquire, renovate, lease, maintain, and manage both the homes we own and those we manage on behalf of others.
The portfolio of homes we own average approximately 1,880 square feet with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, appealing to a resident base that we believe is less transitory than a typical multifamily resident. We invest in the upfront renovation of homes in our portfolio in order to address capital needs, reduce ongoing maintenance costs, and drive resident demand.
At Invitation Homes, we are committed to creating a better way to live and to being a force for positive change, while at the same time advancing efforts that make our company more innovative and our processes more sustainable. Environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) initiatives are an important part of our strategic business objectives and are critical to our long-term success.
Our mission statement, “Together with you, we make a house a home,” reflects our commitment to high-touch customer service that continuously enhances residents’ living experiences and provides homes where individuals and families can thrive. Each aspect of our operations — whether in our corporate headquarters or field offices located in our 16 core markets — is driven by a resident-centric model. Our associates take our values seriously and work hard every day to honor the trust our residents have placed in us to provide clean, safe, and functional homes for them and their loved ones. In turn, we focus on ensuring that our associates are fairly compensated and that we provide a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where they are appreciated for who they are and what they bring to the business. We also place a strong emphasis on the impact we have in our communities and to the environment in general, and we continue to develop programs that demonstrate that commitment. In addition, we ensure that we operate under strong, well-defined governance practices and adhere to the highest ethical standards at all times.
History
Through certain of the six holding entities that owned our business prior to our initial public offering (the “IH Holding Entities”), we commenced operations in 2012. On January 31, 2017, we effected certain reorganization transactions that resulted in INVH LP holding, directly or indirectly, all of the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the Manager and the full portfolio of homes owned by the IH Holding Entities. As a result of the reorganization transactions, INVH LP became a consolidated subsidiary of INVH. A wholly owned subsidiary of INVH, Invitation Homes OP GP LLC (the “General Partner”), serves as INVH LP’s sole general partner.
Invitation Homes Inc., a Maryland corporation, was incorporated in Delaware on October 4, 2016. On February 6, 2017, Invitation Homes Inc. changed its jurisdiction of incorporation to Maryland and completed an initial public offering of its shares of common stock (the “IPO”).
As of December 31, 2023, INVH owns a 99.7% partnership interest in INVH LP and has the full, exclusive, and complete responsibility for and discretion over the day-to-day management and control of INVH LP.
Our principal executive offices are located at 1717 Main Street, Suite 2000, Dallas, Texas 75201, and our telephone number is (972) 421-3600.
Our Platform
Our vertically integrated, scalable platform allows greater influence over the experience of our residents while enabling us to better control operating costs and continuously share best practices across functional areas of the business. Our differentiated platform is built upon:
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Resident-centric focus. Our high-touch business model enables us to continuously solicit and integrate resident feedback into our operations and tailor our approach to address their preferences, providing a superior living experience and fostering customer loyalty. We believe this, in turn, drives rent growth, occupancy, and low turnover rates and will enable us to develop significant brand equity in the longer term.
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Local presence and expertise. In-market managers oversee the operations of local leasing, property management, and maintenance teams, enabling us to provide outstanding resident service, leverage local expertise in managing rental, occupancy, and turnover rates, and improve cost and oversight of renovations and ongoing maintenance of our homes. As a result of our concentrated footprint within our core markets, our regional managers and in-market teams are able to realize local-operator advantages, while still benefiting from significant economies of scale.
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Scalable, centralized infrastructure. We support local market operations with national strategy, infrastructure, workflows enabled by technology, and standards to drive efficiency, consistency, and cost savings. We utilize our extensive scale and investments in technology to ensure the consistent quality of our resident experience and maximize cost efficiencies and purchasing power. On a national level we are also able to standardize resident leases, employ a consistent approach to resident screening and leasing operations, and utilize dynamic, rules-based pricing tools informed by local market conditions.
Our approach to investment and asset management similarly combines local presence and expertise with national oversight. Our investment and asset management teams are primarily located in-market and apply their local market knowledge within the framework of a proprietary and consistent underwriting methodology, with support from national leadership focused on investment and asset management strategy based in our corporate headquarters. Through the integration of investment, property management, and asset management functions, our platform enables our teams to incorporate real-time information regarding leasing activity, property operations, maintenance, and capital spending into asset selection and asset management. We believe the advantages of our integrated acquisition platform and local market expertise drive the performance of our existing total portfolio of 84,567 owned homes as of December 31, 2023 as well as the portfolio of homes we manage on behalf of others. We similarly believe that employing experienced, in-house acquisitions teams at the local level gives us a competitive advantage in selectively acquiring homes that will maximize risk-adjusted total return.
Our Business Activities
Since our founding in 2012, we have built a proven, vertically integrated operating platform that allows us to effectively and efficiently acquire, renovate, lease, maintain, and manage both the homes we own as well as those we manage on behalf of
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Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
The risk factors noted in this section and other factors noted throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K, describe certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement and should be considered carefully in evaluating our company and our business. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations.
Risks Related to Our Business Environment and Industry
Our operating results are subject to general economic conditions and risks associated with our real estate assets.
Our operating results are subject to risks generally incident to the ownership and rental of residential real estate, many of which are beyond our control, including, without limitation:
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unfavorable global and United States economic conditions (including inflation and interest rates), uncertainty in financial markets, and geopolitical tensions;
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bank failures or other liquidity constraints affecting financial institutions;
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changes in national, regional, or local economic, demographic, or real estate market conditions;
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changes in job markets and employment levels on a national, regional, and local basis;
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declines in the value of residential real estate;
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overall conditions in the housing market, including:
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macroeconomic shifts in demand for rental homes;
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inability to lease or re-lease homes to residents on a timely basis, on attractive terms or at all;
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failure of residents to pay rent when due or otherwise perform their lease obligations;
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unanticipated repairs, capital expenditures, weather related damages, or other costs;
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uninsured damages; and
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increases in property taxes, HOA fees, and insurance costs;
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level of competition for suitable rental homes;
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terms and conditions of purchase contracts;
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costs and time period required to convert acquisitions to rental homes;
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changes in the terms or availability of financing that may render the acquisition of any homes difficult or unattractive;
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the liquidity of real estate investments, generally;
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the short-term nature of most residential leases and the costs and potential delays in re-leasing;
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changes in laws, including those that increase operating expenses or limit our ability to increase rental rates. See “Legal and Regulatory Related Risks — Eviction, tenant rights, rent control, and rent stabilization laws, and other similar laws and/or regulations that limit our ability to collect rent, enforce remedies for failure to pay rent, or increase rental rates may negatively impact our rental income and profitability*;*”
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the impact of potential reforms relating to government-sponsored enterprises involved in the home finance and mortgage markets;
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rules, regulations and/or policy initiatives by government and private actors, including HOAs, to discourage or restrict the purchase or operation of single-family properties by entities owned or controlled by institutional investors;
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the potential effects of climate change, related regulatory policies, legislation, and/or investor responses and expectations, and the transition to a lower-carbon economy;
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disputes and potential negative publicity in connection with eviction proceedings;
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construction of new supply;
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costs resulting from the clean-up of, and liability to third parties for damages resulting from, environmental problems, such as indoor mold;
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fraud by borrowers, originators, and/or sellers of mortgage loans;
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undetected deficiencies and/or inaccuracies in underlying mortgage loan documentation and calculations;
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casualty or condemnation losses;
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the geographic mix of our properties;
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the cost, quality, and condition of the properties we are able to acquire; and
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our ability to provide adequate management, maintenance, and insurance.
Any one or more of these factors could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Many factors impact the single-family rental market; and if rents in our markets do not increase sufficiently to keep pace with rising costs of operations, our income and distributable cash could decline.
The success of our business model depends, in part, on conditions in the single-family rental market in which we operate. One of the possible impacts on our results of operations and key operating metrics due to limitations on our ability to increase rental rates could be a decrease in gross rental revenues and other property income. Our investment strategy is based on assumptions about occupancy levels, rental rates, interest rates, and other factors; and if those assumptions prove to be inaccurate, our cash flows may be reduced. Multiple economic and demographic factors may contribute to increases or decreases in homeownership rates resulting in fluctuating rental rates and average occupancy levels. Revenues earned from our property and asset management services are sensitive to macroeconomic conditions that negatively impact rent collections and the performance of the properties we manage. In addition, we expect that if investors like us increasingly seek to capitalize on opportunities to purchase housing assets and convert them to productive uses, competition in the market for the supply of single-family rental properties may increase and could result in a higher cost to acquire those properties. A softening of the rental market in our core areas would reduce our rental revenue and profitability.
Inflation could adversely affect our business and financial results.
Inflation, which continued to increase during 2023, has adversely affected us by increasing the costs of products, materials, and labor needed to operate our business and could continue to adversely affect us in future periods. The effects of inflation on our financial condition and results of operations over the past few years are primarily related to increased operating costs for the procurement of goods and service, compensation of our associates, including benefits, and financing costs in the form of interest expense. Continued inflationary pressures could have a material impact on our results of operations in the future. In an inflationary environment, we may not be able to raise rents sufficiently to keep up with the rate of inflation. High levels of inflation may also negatively impact consumer income and spending, among other factors, which may adversely impact our business, financial condition, cash flows, and results of operations. Actions by the government to stimulate the economy may increase the risk of significant inflation, which may also have an adverse impact on our business or financial results.
Increasing property taxes, insurance costs, and HOA fees may negatively affect our financial results.
As a result of our substantial real estate holdings, the cost of property taxes and insuring our properties is a significant component of our expenses. Our properties are subject to real and personal property taxes that may increase as tax rates change and as the real properties are assessed or reassessed by taxing authorities. As the owner of our properties, we are responsible for payment of the taxes to the applicable government authorities. If real property taxes increase, our expenses will increase. If we fail to pay any such taxes, the applicable taxing authority may place a lien on the real property and the real property may be subject to a tax sale.
In addition, a significant portion of our properties are located within HOAs, and we are subject to HOA rules and regulations. HOAs have the power to increase monthly charges and make assessments for capital improvements and common area repairs and maintenance.
Property taxes, insurance costs, and HOA fees may be subject to significant increases, which can be outside of our control. If the costs associated with property taxes, insurance, or HOA fees and
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Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
Item 1C. CYBERSECURITY
Risk Management and Strategy
Our operations are highly dependent upon information systems that support our business processes. In the ordinary course of our business, we collect and store certain confidential information such as personal information of our residents and associates and information about our business partners, contractors, vendors, and suppliers. Cyber intrusions could seriously compromise our networks and the information stored therein could be accessed, publicly disclosed, misused, lost, or stolen. As such, we have established information security processes and policies using principles from industry recognized cybersecurity frameworks focused on: (i) developing organizational understanding to manage cybersecurity risks; (ii) applying safeguards to protect our systems; (iii) detecting the occurrence of a cybersecurity incident; (iv) responding to a cybersecurity incident; and (v) recovering from a cybersecurity incident. Where appropriate, these processes and policies are integrated into our overall risk management systems and processes.
Information technology and data security, particularly cybersecurity, are areas of focus for our board of directors and its audit committee. We employ a multi-layered security model that leverages risk-based controls with a focus on protecting our residents' and associates’ data. We follow a cloud-first approach to enable efficient scaling, robust business continuity, and access to the latest technology innovations.
Our cybersecurity risk management program aims to protect and preserve the confidentiality, integrity, and continued availability of our residents’ and associates’ data and includes controls and procedures for the identification, containment, and remediation of cyber threats.
Our cybersecurity risk management program includes, among other key features:
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regular cybersecurity risk assessments;
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detection and reporting of any cybersecurity events;
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robust information security training program that includes annual information security training for all associates, as well as additional role-specific information security training; and
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cyber incident response plan that provides controls and procedures for timely and accurate reporting of any material cybersecurity incident to executive leadership and our board of directors.
We assess our cybersecurity risk management program at least annually and regularly review our cyber incident response plan and conduct cybersecurity tabletop exercises. Our processes and policies also include the identification of those third-party relationships which have the greatest potential to expose us to cybersecurity threats. We also partner with industry leading third parties for regular security audits. These audits ensure we view cybersecurity with a holistic perspective.
In addition, where appropriate, we seek to include in contractual arrangements with certain of our third-party vendors provisions addressing best practices with respect to data and cybersecurity, as well as the right to assess, monitor, audit, and test such vendors’ cybersecurity programs and practices. We also utilize a number of digital controls to monitor and manage third-party access to internal systems and data.
We expect that our cybersecurity risk management processes and strategy will continue to evolve as the cybersecurity threat landscape evolves. As a backstop to our strong information security programs, policies, and procedures, we purchase a cybersecurity risk insurance policy that would defray the costs of an information security breach, if we were to experience one.
As of December 31, 2023, we have not identified any risks from cybersecurity threats (including any previous cybersecurity incidents) that have materially affected the Company, our business strategy, our results of operations, or our financial condition. For a discussion of risks from cybersecurity threats that could be reasonably likely to materially affect us, please see Part I. Item 1A. “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Information Technology, Cybersecurity, and Data Protection.”
Governance
Our Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”) leads a team of information security professionals who have the first line responsibility for our cybersecurity risk management processes and activities. Our CISO has more than 20 years of experience as an information security leader and reports directly to our Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer. Certifications of our cybersecurity professionals include, but are not limited to: Certified Information Systems Security Professionals from the International Information System Security Certification Consortium; Certified Information Security Manager from Information Systems Audit and Control Association; and focused training/certifications from security vendors on the applications utilized in the management of the cybersecurity program. The certifications mentioned above are accompanied by multiple years of direct experience in cybersecurity which provide the framework for the team’s continuous learning of new technologies, processes, trends, and concepts, with additional training obtained through relevant cybersecurity focused conferences.
We have also adopted a robust cybersecurity risk governance model, including the formation of the Cybersecurity Governance Committee composed of key leaders from stakeholder groups throughout the Company including our CISO, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer, and the head of Internal Audit, along with other senior members of management.
The Cybersecurity Governance Committee meets quarterly to review the processes and performance indicators related to prevention, detection, mitigation, and remediation of cybersecurity incidents that could adversely impact business operations.
We maintain a cross-functional cyber incident response plan with defined roles, responsibilities, and reporting protocols, which focuses on responding to and recovering from any significant breach as well as mitigating any impact to our business. Generally, when a breach or suspected breach is identified, the information security team would escalate the issue to the Cybersecurity Governance Committee for initial analysis and guidance. The Cybersecurity Governance Committee, in consultation with appropriate subject matter experts, would be responsible for determining whether a particular incident alone or in combination with other factors, triggers any reporting and/or further notification responsibilities. The Cybersecurity Governance Committee would designate the primary manager of a cybersecurity incident, identify the parties who should be informed about the incident, and oversee the processes for containment, eradication, recovery, and resolution of the incident. Depending on the severity and impact of a cybersecurity threat, the audit committee and the board of directors would be notified of an incident and kept informed of the mitigation and remediation efforts.
Our CISO and other senior members of information technology personnel regularly report to the audit committee and the board of directors on recent trends in cyber risks and review our strategy to defend our business systems and information against cyber-attacks. From time to time, outside advisors may be invited to brief the audit committee on the current cybersecurity threat landscape and other related topics.
Our board of directors has an advanced understanding of its role and that of management in cyber-risk oversight and is well-positioned to guide management in the development and implementation of an effective cybersecurity risk program. Two members of our audit committee hold cybersecurity certifications: Ms. Sears holds a Cyber Risk and Strategy Certification from Diligent Institute; and Ms. Barbe holds a CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from the National Association of Corporate Directors.
As part of its overall risk oversight activities, with respect to cybersecurity risk management, the audit committee:
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oversees the quality and effectiveness of our policies and procedures with respect to our information technology and network systems;
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provides oversight on our policies and procedures in preparation for responding to any material data security incidents; and
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oversees management of internal and external risks related to our information technology systems and processes.
Item 2. PROPERTIES
Our headquarters are located in Dallas, Texas at 1717 Main Street, Suite 2000.
The information required by this Item is included in a separate section in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. See Part II. Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Our Portfolio,” which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not subject to any material litigation nor, to management’s knowledge, is any material litigation currently threatened against us other than routine litigation and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.
Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
PART II
Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “INVH.”
Holders
As of February 20, 2024, there were 42 holders of record of 611,958,239 shares of common stock outstanding. This does not include the number of stockholders who hold shares of our common stock through banks, brokers, and other financial institutions.
Dividends
We have elected to qualify as a REIT for United States federal income tax purposes. The Code generally requires that a REIT annually distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding any net capital gain, and imposes tax on any REIT taxable income retained by a REIT, including capital gains. We intend to pay quarterly dividends to our stockholders that in the aggregate are approximately equal to or exceed our net taxable income in the relevant year. The timing, form, and amount of distributions, if any, to our stockholders, will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors.
For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, dividends per share held for the entire year were estimated to be taxable as follows:
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| Amount**(1)** | Percentage | Amount**(1)** | Percentage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ordinary income(2) | $ | 0.97 | 73.5 | % | $ | 0.69 | 78.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capital gains(3)(4)(5) | 0.28 | 21.2 | % | 0.16 | 18.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrecaptured Section 1250 gain(3)(4)(5) | 0.07 | 5.3 | % | 0.03 | 3.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 1.32 | 100.0 | % | $ | 0.88 | 100.0 | % |
(1)Amounts are displayed in actual dollars per share; all section references are to the Code unless otherwise specified. Pursuant to Section 857(b)(9), cash dividends paid in January 2024 with a record date in December 2023 are treated as received by stockholders in 2023 to the extent of the Company’s 2023 earnings and profits.
(2)Ordinary income dividends are treated as “qualified REIT dividends” for purposes of Section 199A.
(3)None of the aggregate amounts allocated in 2023 as capital gains and unrecaptured Section 1250 gain represents One Year Disclosure Amounts and Three Year Disclosure Amounts for purposes of Section 1061.
(4)All of the aggregate amounts allocated in 2023 as capital gain and unrecaptured Section 1250 gain represents a disposition of a United States real property interest pursuant to Section 897.
(5)Capital gains and unrecaptured Section 1250 gain are designated as a capital gain dividend in accordance with Section 857(b)(3)(B), as redesignated by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Pub. L. No. 115-97, §13001(b).
Stock Performance Graph
The following graph shows the total stockholder return of an investment of $100 cash on December 31, 2018 for (1) our common stock, (2) the S&P 500 Total Return Index, and (3) the MSCI US REIT (RMS) Total Return Index. All values assume reinvestment of the full amount of all dividends. Stockholder returns over the indicated period are based on historical data and are not necessarily indicative of future stockholder returns.

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| December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Invitation Homes Inc. | 100.00 | 152.27 | 154.08 | 239.72 | 160.51 | 192.16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S&P 500 Index | 100.00 | 131.49 | 155.68 | 200.37 | 164.08 | 207.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MSCI US REIT Index | 100.00 | 125.84 | 116.31 | 166.39 | 125.61 | 142.87 |
Repurchases of Equity Securities
We made no repurchases of our common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2023.
Item 6. RESERVED
Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with Part I. Item 1. “Business” and the consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, that are included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements based upon our current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under Part I. Item 1A. “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements,” or in other parts of this report.
For similar operating and financial data and discussion of our results for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, refer to Part II. Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K which was filed with the SEC on February 22, 2023 (the “2022 10-K”). The sections entitled “Result of Operations — Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021” and “Cash Flows — Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021” in Part II. Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations” of our 2022 10-K are incorporated herein by reference.
Capitalized terms used without definition have the meaning provided elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Overview
Invitation Homes is a leading owner and operator of single-family homes for lease, offering residents high-quality homes in sought-after neighborhoods across the United States. As of December 31, 2023, we own approximately 85,000 homes for lease which are located primarily in 16 core markets across the country. These homes help meet the needs of a growing share of Americans who prefer the ease of a leasing lifestyle over the burden of owning a home. We provide our residents access to updated homes with features they value, as well as close proximity to jobs and access to good schools. The continued demand for our product proves that the choice and flexibility we offer are attractive to many people.
We operate in markets with strong demand drivers, high barriers to entry, and high rent growth potential, primarily in the Western United States, Florida, and the Southeast United States. Through disciplined market and asset selection, as well as through strategic mergers and acquisitions, we designed our owned portfolio to capture the operating benefits of local density as well as economies of scale that we believe cannot be readily replicated. Since our founding in 2012, we have built a proven, vertically integrated operating platform that enables us to effectively and efficiently acquire, renovate, lease, maintain, and manage both the homes we own and those we manage on behalf of others.
The portfolio of homes we own average approximately 1,880 square feet with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, appealing to a resident base that we believe is less transitory than a typical multifamily resident. We invest in the upfront renovation of homes in our portfolio in order to address capital needs, reduce ongoing maintenance costs, and drive resident demand.
At Invitation Homes, we are committed to creating a better way to live and to being a force for positive change, while at the same time advancing efforts that make our company more innovative and our processes more sustainable. Environmental, Social, and Governance initiatives are an important part of our strategic business objectives and are critical to our long-term success.
Our mission statement, “Together with you, we make a house a home,” reflects our commitment to high-touch customer service that continuously enhances residents’ living experiences and provides homes where individuals and families can thrive. Each aspect of our operations — whether in our corporate headquarters or field offices located in our 16 core markets — is driven by a resident-centric model. Our associates take our values seriously and work hard every day to honor the trust our residents have placed in us to provide clean, safe, and functional homes for them and their loved ones. In turn, we focus on ensuring that our associates are fairly compensated and that we provide a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where they are appreciated for who they are and what they bring to the business. We also place a strong emphasis on the impact we have in our communities and to the environment in general, and we continue to develop programs that demonstrate that commitment. In addition, we ensure that we operate under strong, well-defined governance practices and adhere to the highest ethical standards at all times.
Impact of Macroeconomic Trends
While we have not experienced significant disruptions in our operations during fiscal year 2023, continuing unfavorable global and United States economic conditions (including inflation and rising interest rates), higher unemployment levels, uncertainty in financial markets (including as a result of events affecting financial institutions, such as recent bank failures), ongoing geopolitical tensions, and a general decline in business activity and/or consumer confidence could adversely affect (i) our ability to acquire or dispose of single-family homes, (ii) our access to financial markets on attractive terms, or at all, and (iii) the value of our homes and our business that could cause us to recognize impairments in value of our tangible assets or goodwill. High levels of inflation, bank failures, and rising interest rates may also negatively impact consumer income, credit availability, and spending, among other factors, which may adversely impact our business, financial condition, cash flows, and results of operations, including the ability of our residents to pay rent. These factors, which include labor shortages and inflationary increases in labor and material costs, have impacted and may continue to impact certain aspects of our business. In addition, consumer confidence and spending can be materially adversely affected in response to changes in fiscal and monetary policy, declines in income or asset values, and other economic factors. For example, we have experienced and continue to expect higher levels of bad debt expense compared to pre-COVID averages, as it continues to take longer to address residents who are not current with their rent.
For further discussion of risks related to general economic conditions, see Part I. Item 1A. “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business Environment and Industry — Our operating results are subject to general economic conditions and risks associated with our real estate assets” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Climate Change
Consequences of global climate change range from more frequent extreme weather events to extensive governmental policy developments and shifts in consumer preferences, which have the potential individually or collectively to disrupt our business as well as negatively affect our suppliers, contractors, and residents. Experiencing or addressing the various physical, regulatory, and transition risks from climate change may significantly reduce our revenues and profitability or cause us to generate losses. Government authorities and various interest groups are promoting laws and regulations relating to climate change, including regulations aimed at drastically increasing reporting and governance related to climate change as well as focused on limiting GHG emissions and the implementati
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Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our future income, cash flows, and fair values relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevalent market interest rates. Market risk refers to the risk of loss from adverse changes in interest rates, seasonality, market prices, commodity prices, and inflation. The primary market risks to which we are exposed are interest rate risk and seasonality. We may in the future use derivative financial instruments to manage, or hedge, interest rate risks related to any borrowings we may have. We may enter into such contracts only with major financial institutions based on their credit ratings and other factors.
Interest Rate Risk
A primary market risk to which we believe we are exposed is interest rate risk, which may result from many factors, including government monetary and tax policies, unfavorable global and United States economic conditions (including inflation, rising interest rates, and bank failures), geopolitical tensions, and other factors that are beyond our control. We may incur additional variable rate debt in the future, including additional amounts that we may borrow under the Credit Facility. In addition, decreases in interest rates may lead to additional competition for the acquisition of single-family homes, which may lead to future acquisitions being more costly and resulting in lower yields on single-family homes targeted for acquisition. Significant increases in interest rates may also have an adverse impact on our earnings if we are unable to increase rents on expired leases or acquire single-family homes with rental rates high enough to offset the increase in interest rates on our borrowings.
As of December 31, 2023, our $3,868.0 million of outstanding variable-rate debt was comprised of borrowings on our mortgage loans of $643.0 million and Term Loan Facilities of $3,225.0 million. As of December 31, 2023, we had effectively converted 98.8% of these borrowings to a fixed rate through interest rate swap agreements. Our variable-rate borrowings bear interest at Adjusted SOFR plus the applicable spread. Assuming no change in the outstanding balance of our existing debt, the projected effect of a 100 bps increase or decrease in Adjusted SOFR, collectively, on our annual interest expense would be an estimated increase or decrease of $0.5 million. This estimate considers the impact of our interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreement, and any Term SOFR floors or minimum interest rates stated in the agreements of the respective borrowings.
This analysis does not consider the effects of the reduced level of overall economic activity that could exist in such an environment. Further, in the event of a change of such magnitude, we may consider taking actions to further mitigate our exposure to the change. However, because of the uncertainty of the specific actions that would be taken and their possible effects, the sensitivity analysis assumes no changes in our capital structure.
Inflation
Inflation primarily impacts our results of operations as a result of increased repair and maintenance and other costs and wage pressures. Inflation could also impact our cost of capital as a result of changing interest rates on variable rate debt that is not hedged or if our debt instruments are refinanced in a high-inflation environment. Our resident leases typically have a term of one to two years, which generally enables us to compensate for inflationary effects by increasing rents on our homes to current market rates. Although an extreme or sustained escalation in costs could have a negative impact on our residents and their ability to absorb rent increases, we do not believe this had a material impact on our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Seasonality
Our business and related operating results have been, and we believe will continue to be, impacted by seasonal factors throughout the year. In particular, we have experienced higher levels of resident move-outs during the summer months, which impacts both our rental revenues and related turnover costs. Further, our property operating costs are seasonally impacted in certain markets by increases in expenses such as HVAC repairs and costs to re-resident during the summer season.
Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The information required by this Item is included as a separate section in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. See Part IV. Item 15. “Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules,” which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain a set of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its goals under all potential future conditions. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2023. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2023, the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of our consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the Company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of the Company’s management and directors; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets of the Company that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.
Our management with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. This evaluation was based on the framework established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our assessment under the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013), our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2023 to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level.
Deloitte & Touche LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that has audited the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, has issued an attestation report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. The report is included herein.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of Invitation Homes Inc.
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Invitation Homes Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, of the Company and our report dated February 21, 2024, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Dallas, Texas
February 21, 2024
Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
Item 9C. DISCLOSURES REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
Not applicable.
PART III
Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Company’s 2024 Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Company’s 2024 Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The information required by this Item is incorporated from reference to the Company’s 2024 Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Company’s 2024 Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the Company’s 2024 Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
The following documents are filed as part of this report:
| (a) Financial Statements | |||||
| Invitation Homes Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023 | |||||
| Report of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No. 34) | F-1 | ||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | F-3 | ||||
| Consolidated Statements of Operations | F-4 | ||||
| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) | F-5 | ||||
| Consolidated Statements of Equity | F-6 | ||||
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | F-7 | ||||
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-9 |
| (b) Financial Statement Schedule | |||||
| Invitation Homes Inc. as of December 31, 2023 and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023 | |||||
| Schedule III Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation | F-42 |
| (c) Exhibits |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit number | Description | |||||||||||||
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. | |||||||||||||
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. | |||||||||||||
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. | |||||||||||||
| 104 | Cover page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
† Management contract or compensatory plan.
Certain agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K contain representations and warranties that the parties thereto made to each other. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to such agreements and may have been qualified by certain information that has been disclosed to the other parties to such agreements and other documents and that may not be reflected in such agreements and other documents. In addition, these representations and warranties may be intended as a way of allocating risks among parties if the statements contained therein prove to be incorrect, rather than as actual statements of fact. Accordingly, there can be no reliance on any such representations and warranties as characterizations of the actual state of facts. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of any such representations and warranties may have changed since the date of such agreements or other documents.
Item 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY
None.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Dallas, Texas, on the 21st day of February 2024.
| Invitation Homes Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Dallas B. Tanner | ||||
| Name: Dallas B. Tanner | |||||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 21st day of February 2024.
| Signature | Title | |||||||
| /s/ Dallas B. Tanner | Chief Executive Officer, and Director | |||||||
| Dallas B. Tanner | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||||
| /s/ Jonathan S. Olsen | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
| Jonathan S. Olsen | (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||
| /s/ Kimberly K. Norrell | Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | |||||||
| Kimberly K. Norrell | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |||||||
| /s/ Michael D. Fascitelli | Chairman and Director | |||||||
| Michael D. Fascitelli | ||||||||
| /s/ Jana C. Barbe | Director | |||||||
| Jana C. Barbe | ||||||||
| /s/ Richard D. Bronson | Director | |||||||
| Richard D. Bronson | ||||||||
| /s/ Jeffrey E. Kelter | Director | |||||||
| Jeffrey E. Kelter | ||||||||
| /s/ Joseph D. Margolis | Director | |||||||
| Joseph D. Margolis | ||||||||
| Signature | Title | |||||||
| /s/ John B. Rhea | Director | |||||||
| John B. Rhea | ||||||||
| /s/ Janice L. Sears | Director | |||||||
| Janice L. Sears | ||||||||
| /s/ Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa | Director | |||||||
| Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa | ||||||||
| /s/ Keith D. Taylor | Director | |||||||
| Keith D. Taylor | ||||||||
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of Invitation Homes Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Invitation Homes Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes and the schedule listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 21, 2024, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Investments in Single-Family Residential Properties—Refer to Notes 2, 3, and 6 to the financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company owned approximately 85,000 individual single-family residential properties (inclusive of $17.3 billion of Investments in single-family residential properties, net on the balance sheet and $46 million of Held for sale assets disclosed in Note 6 – Other Assets) as of December 31, 2023. The Company capitalizes costs to acquire, stabilize, and prepare single-family residential properties to be leased. The determination of which costs to capitalize requires significant management judgment. Costs capitalized in connection with single-family residential property acquisitions, stabilization activities, and on an ongoing basis are depreciated over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis. From time to time, the Company
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identifies single-family residential properties to be sold. At the time such properties are identified, the Company evaluates whether or not such properties should be classified as held for sale.
Given the number of homes and the volume and nature of the different transacti
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