ILE Homes, a residential real estate investment firm based in Dallas, is pleased to announce that Roy Bailey of Bailey Deason Capital Interests has joined its board. Bailey brings with him a wealth of experience and expertise. He is the CEO and co-founder of Bailey Deason Capital Interests, a private equity firm focused on growth-oriented investments in middle-market companies. Currently, he serves as a strategic advisor to the Texas Stock Exchange. “We are honored to welcome

The national housing shortage is often described in aggregate terms  -  several million homes short of equilibrium. While broad supply constraints are real, they obscure a more consequential imbalance. The most persistent and structurally significant shortage in the United States is not across all price tiers. It is concentrated at the first rung of the housing ladder. For investors allocating capital within the single-family residential sector, this distinction is critical.

The public debate around housing affordability has become increasingly simplified. Two dominant narratives tend to drive discussion: that home prices are primarily the result of insufficient housing supply, and that institutional investors are materially distorting the single-family housing market. Recent data challenges both assumptions. A February 2026 study by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco finds that over the past 50 years, U.S. home prices have t