When asked whether the economy is heading into a recession, six speakers at a Miami Beach real estate conference on Monday gave six different answers.

But one thing they could agree on: if a recession does strike, the single family built-for-rent market is unlikely to suffer all that much.

Rising rent is one of the many challenges facing consumers that signal "a potentially challenging 12 to 18 months," according to Ryan Broderick, CEO of Darwin Homes, who was a panelist at IMN's Single Family Rent Forum (East) on Monday at Loews Miami Beach Hotel.