The private equity firm plans to focus on properties in secondary and tertiary markets in the Southeast.

Owners in markets where universities are reopening in person are seeing a surge in demand as students are pushed into off-campus housing.

Credit unions are an attractive option for borrowers who are seeing fewer lender bids, particularly from banks and debt funds.

Investors are acting on the growing conviction that the Federal Reserve will skew its bond-buying program to the long end.