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SFR Investing: A Guide to Seizing the Sector’s Momentum

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Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q2 2025

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Small Multifamily Investment Snapshot — June 2025

Amid ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, the small multifamily sector remains favorably positioned for stability as the structural need for affordable housing in the U.S. has supported the strength of the sector’s demand profile.

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As build-to-rent (BTR) demand rises, single-family rental (SFR) development has become more efficient in creating a distinct, community-focused experience for renters. Newly released U.S. Census Bureau data confirms that SFR/BTR development continues to be robust and stable, with its annualized pace of construction in the first quarter of 2025 matching the previous quarter’s tally.

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Q1 2017 Small Balance Multifamily Investment Trends Report

Continued Strength in Small Balance Lending

In addition to your report, please enjoy this exclusive discussion on the small balance multifamily loan market featuring Ivan Kaufman, Chairman, Founder & CEO of Arbor Realty Trust; Steve Johnson, VP of the Small Loan Business at Freddie Mac; and Sam Chandan, Silverstein Chair at the NYU SPS Schack Institute.

Aided by growth in agency lending and refinancing activity, the volume of new multifamily loans with balances between $1 million and $5 million increased to $13 billion during the first quarter of 2017. This marks a 9.3% increase over the quarterly volume average during 2016, and comes in spite of a slowdown in the investment sales market.

Produced in conjunction with Chandan Economics and tailored specifically for the small multifamily investor, ALEX Chatter’s Q1 2017 Small Balance Multifamily Investment Trends Report examines current movement in:

  • Origination Volume
  • Cap Rates
  • Debt Yields
  • LTVs