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| It's not needle moving in terms of capitalization of the company, but we think it's a very nice complement to help round out this year's larger total capital need |
| 2023 marked another year of resilient and durable growth at AMH |
| We are well, well positioned |
| Shows pretty good strength across the board |
| They're not nearly as significant, but they provide good returns on a project basis |
| For the full year, core FFO per share grew nearly 8% driven by sustained long-term rental demand, superior operational execution supported by our strategic initiatives and consistent production out of our development program |
| So we're really happy with the position that we're in now |
| But we are still able to post some really good new lease rate growth |
| We are well-positioned to deliver consistent results for years to come |
| On the growth front, our primary growth channel is an internally developed homes that are well-located, high-quality, and have superior maintenance CapEx profiles as compared to our legacy portfolio |
| The health of our incoming residents is very strong |
| As I said, we were expecting really strong return in demand |
| I am proud that AMH is well-positioned to continue our success in delivering high-quality housing to our residents and superior returns to our investors |
| I would say notable areas as we think about the outperformance from a Same-Home perspective, I think we did a great job on the rate side, leaning into and pushing rate over the course of the year |
| In fact, we've been really pleased with the fact that incomes have kept pace with changes in rent, certainly from our applicant pool |
| 2023 was another great year at AMH characterized by strong execution from our teams and the full return to seasonality |
| Demand remains strong as we approach the spring leasing season |
| And although some metrics have normalized, we continue to see improvements in key areas such as website traffic, which was up 11% year-over-year in the fourth quarter |
| We're very pleased with our January results |
| We saw nice expense controls around R&M and turn in the third and the fourth quarter |
| And so I think it was really rate growth through the spring, nice topline trajectory balanced with tight expense controls, notably in the back half of the year and through turn season, that really translated into the outperformance last year |
| Our plan this year was to enter from a position of strength, 96% occupancy is strong, both under any historical lens that you look at |
| We had a great fourth quarter, and we're seeing really nice trend lines into January and February like Bryan was talking about |
| Low 3% this time of year, I think is a very healthy position |
| So we're in a very, very good place |
| Our current position, though, is a testament to our revenue management team and the ability that we've shown to be able to recapture some of that |
| We've made really good progress on that delinquency resolution |
| In closing, I'm very pleased with our position as we start the year |
| As we look back on 2023, I think we are really pleased with how the year ended up playing out and also in particular the momentum we're carrying out of '23 into '24 |
| So I'm really happy that our development program is in very good shape for many years, and there will be times that we will be able to ramp up acquisitions of land at a greater pace than we are doing, but we are plugging the holes and it will be a very consistent program for many years, regardless |
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| We posted occupancy of 96% in January and our expectation for the year is below 96%s |
| The national housing shortage, driven by limited homes for purchase in the open market has created challenging home affordability dynamics for home-buyers |
| If I look historically, the fourth quarter tends to be a bit below the average for the following year given some seasonality |
| Home building at the beginning of 2023, coming out of 2022 was pretty slow, but the home builders did catch some wind through incentives and otherwise/ And the demand for supplies, demand for labor went back to normal, and the benefits didn't materialize to the extent we thought they would |
| The problem here is that we don't have enough housing |
| It's not lost on us that there's still some economic uncertainty out there in the environment that we're thinking about this year |
| In Q4, it was under 30% for the first time that I can remember, and it continued to tick down just a little bit into January, into the 28% range |
| Except that, we have a number of municipalities and court systems across the country that are still moving a little bit slower than historic norms |
| It's been challenging |
| Right now, the program is that acquisitions of land and of existing assets is very difficult |
| I guess maybe first just on your property enhancing CapEx, it was down materially both year over year and sequentially |
| Turning to expenses, fourth quarter core operating expense growth was 4.5%, primarily driven by negative property tax growth due to a true-up in the same period of last year |
| But look, I think we would love to be wrong on that assumption and potentially see some bad debt tailwind over the course of this year |
| We have a housing shortage, and that has to be dealt with |
| But the problem isn't the providers of housing |
| And the issue around -- the reason that there's so much rhetoric around regulations is the fact that housing is very expensive |
| As expected, we have seen a decrease in the proportion of our residents who are moving out to buy |
| I would actually disagree with a little bit of that sentiment |
| These risks and other factors that could adversely affect our business and future results are described in our press releases and in our filings with the SEC |
| So I know that's a long-winded answer that's a little bit roundabout, but hopefully that addresses your concern |
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