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Financing Workforce Housing: A Stable and Value-Add Investment

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which operate under the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Duty to Serve Plan, have made financing workforce housing a central component of creating more equitable and sustainable access to quality rental housing. With a wide range of programs and incentives now available, investors have been increasingly securing stable and valuable opportunities, which can also improve the lives of cost-burdened middle-income professionals.

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Arbor Pitches Its Support to Charity Golf Outing on Long Island

Arbor takes pride in empowering employees to reach their full potential, helping to strengthen our clients and communities. With that aim, our company supported the Fifth Annual Smile Farms Invitational golf outing in Jericho, NY, on September 16, benefiting the Long Island-based non-profit dedicated to advancing opportunities for people with disabilities.

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Government Shutdown: What Multifamily Borrowers Need to Know

Unless an 11th-hour agreement is reached, a political impasse over budget legislation for the next fiscal year will trigger a federal government shutdown. Starting October 1, 2025, many non-essential federal government operations could potentially be limited or suspended, but most multifamily financing activities will not be disrupted.

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Arbor Private Construction (APC) Meets Soaring Demand for Financing

Arbor Private Construction (APC), Arbor’s newest non-agency financing product, has seen robust demand during the first half of 2025, with high-profile transactions closed in strong markets like Surfside, FL, and Philadelphia, PA. Designed for shovel-ready projects, APC is a dynamic program expanding premium rental housing options in primary markets.

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Robert Mendeles

Vice President, Sales
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Robert Mendeles joined Arbor in 2011 and is responsible for originating Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, SFR Portfolios, CMBS, Bridge, Mezzanine and Preferred Equity transactions nationwide. Mr. Mendeles is a commercial real estate finance industry expert with more than 25 years of experience in the business.

Prior to joining Arbor, Mr. Mendeles was a Senior Originator at Greystone. Before joining Greystone, he served as a Senior Vice President at Longview Financial Group, where he sourced ABL and PIPE transactions for middle-market companies while also developing relationships with private equity and hedge funds. Earlier in Mr. Mendeles’ career, he held positions with Comvest Capital, Boone Opportunity Lenders, Laurus Capital Management, Trenwith Group, LLC and CIBC. He also worked for UBS as the Director of its Leveraged Finance Group.

Mr. Mendeles graduated from Fordham University in New York with a Master of Business Administration in Finance. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from the City University of New York-Queens College.

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