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SFR Industry Awards
December 6, 2026
Fairmont Scottsdale PrincessScottsdale, AZ

Pini Lackner

Vice President of Single Family Sales

Rently

IMN succeeded in gathering today’s premier thought leaders who presented many actionable insights for the year ahead. Rently was honored and thrilled to receive IMN’s prestigious award.

Past winners

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

Deals, projects & intermediaries

  • AEC (Architect, Engineer & Construction) Service of the Year - Lifestyle Homes
  • Brokerage of the Year (Investment Sales) - Berkadia
  • BTR/Land Deal of the Year - ResiBuilt - Kilough Pointe
  • Law Firm of the Year - Alston & Bird
  • SFR Scattered Site or Portfolio Deal of the Year - Encore Finance - Silver Linings Brick by Brick

Financing

  • BTR/Construction Lender of the Year - Genesis Capital
  • Fix & Flip/DSCR Lender of the Year - CV3 Financial Services
  • Lender of the Year (Portfolios) - CoreVest Finance
  • SFR Securitization of the Year - Arbor Realty Trust

Owners/operators

  • SFR/BTR Operator of the Year (Local/Regional) - Open House Group
  • SFR/BTR Operator of the Year (National) - Greystar

People

  • CEO of the Year - David Cavan - Cavan Companies
  • Woman Operator of the Year - Rayman Mathoda - Anchor Loans
  • Minority Operator of the Year - Jessie Julien - FirstKey Homes

Technology & operations

  • AI Application of the Year - VeriFast
  • Insurance Company of the Year - Obie
  • Contractor/Rehab Company of the Year - Charter Construction
  • Data Provider of the Year - Inspectify
  • SFR Online Marketplace of the Year - PadSplit
  • Property Management Company of the Year - FirstKey Homes
  • Landlord-facing Technology of the Year - iVueit
  • Tenant-facing Technology of the Year - Roots

SFR/BTR Rising Stars (under 35)

  • Anton Gebhard-Koenigstein - FirstKey Homes
  • Erica LaCentra - RCN Capital
  • Pedro Neto - Progress Residential
  • Stefano Pulignano - ARK Homes for Rent
  • Armando Gonzalez - Mark-Taylor Residential
  • Frank Marquet - Rithm Capital
  • Ryan Harper - Encore Finance
  • Travis J. Hewitt - LendingOne
  • Brando Tessar - CV3 Financial
  • Haley Keech - Roofstock
  • Sam Thrash - Ownwell
  • Eric Stockley - Northmarq
  • Hayden Woods - ResiHome
  • Seth Johnson - Atlas Real Estate