BlackRock's Plans To Finance Rental-Home Investors Should Help Alternative Investment Arm

BlackRock appears keen to grab a share of the rapidly growing rental-home financing industry, and will reportedly venture into the industry through several lending partners over the coming months. This move hardly comes as a surprise given the steady increase in the number of Wall Street firms and specialized lenders that have shown an interest in the lucrative home rental market over recent years. BlackRock has been pursuing an aggressive growth strategy in the real estate and infrastructure in...