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SFR Industry Awards
December 1, 2025
Fairmont Scottsdale PrincessScottsdale, AZ

Thibault Adrien

CEO

Lafayette Real Estate

We won 3 awards: 2 official ones, and 1unofficial one: loudest tableat the event. It showed how excited the team was to see the fruit of their hard work being rewarded and recognized on stage, and it was a great reflection of the positive spirit at the event and within our industry at large.

Past winners

See who won at last year's SFR Industry Awards:

Deals, projects & intermediaries

  • Brokerage of the Year (Investment Sales) - Roofstock
  • BTR Deal of the Year - The Dinerstein Companies - Inspire Homes Missouri City
  • Law Firm of the Year - Alston & Bird
  • Workforce/Affordable Housing Development of the Year - Nashville Equitable Housing Cooperative
  • Ratings Agency of the Year - Moody's Ratings
  • AEC (Architect, Engineer & Construction) Service of the Year - Lifestyle Homes

Financing

  • Lender of the Year (Portfolios) - LendingOne
  • BTR/Construction Lender of the Year - Genesis Capital
  • Private Equity/Joint Venture Deal or Partnership of the Year - CoreVest Finance & CPPIB
  • Fix & Flip/DSCR Lender of the Year - RCN Capital
  • SFR Securitization of the Year - Genesis Capital

Owners/operators

  • SFR/BTR Operator of the Year (Local/Regional) - ResiBuilt
  • SFR/BTR Operator of the Year (National) - Inland Residential Real Estate Services LLC
  • Master Planned Rental Community of the Year - ResiBuilt | Mill Creek Springs

People

  • Asset Manager of the Year - Haynes Gallagher, Sylvan Road
  • CEO of the Year - Craig Torrance, MCS
  • Woman Operator of the Year - Dawn Jones, FirstKey Homes
  • Minority Operator of the Year - Tony Wong, FirstKey Homes

Technology & operations

  • AI Application of the Year - Rexera
  • Insurance Company of the Year - Steadily
  • Contractor/Rehab Company of the Year - BOSSCAT Home Services & Technologies
  • Data Provider of the Year - VeriFast
  • SFR Online Marketplace of the Year - Arrived
  • Property Management Company of the Year - FirstKey Homes
  • Landlord-facing Technology of the Year - ToolBelt by Invitation Homes
  • Tenant-facing Technology of the Year - Invitation Homes

Special recognition

  • Best Marketing/Social Media Campaign - Greystar
  • ESG Initiative of the Year - The Promise Homes Company
  • Excellence in Diversity - FirstKey Homes

SFR/BTR Rising Stars (under 35)

  • Danielle Nguyen, John Burns Research & Consulting
  • Nylah Oliver, The Promise Homes Company
  • Taylor Owens, Lima One Capital
  • Tyler Swidler, Berkadia
  • Wilky Jean Baptiste, FirstKey Homes
  • Kyle Evans, ILE Homes
  • Chase Midgely, Encore Finance
  • Giovanni Lago, Precedent Management
  • Matthew Wolfer, Avenue One
  • Marc Kerr, Greystar
  • Collin Duffy, Easy Street Capital