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Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report Spring 2026

Arbor Realty Trust’s Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, weighed 25 variables within 10 categories to pinpoint the large metropolitan areas that are this spring’s most attractive locations for commercial real estate investment.

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Top Multifamily Markets for Eco-Friendly Commutes

In many urban areas, densely concentrated housing, strong transit networks, and walkable neighborhoods offer residents viable environmentally friendly commuting alternatives. Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, Arbor Realty Trust and Chandan Economics examined commuting patterns of workers living in multifamily rental housing in the nation’s largest metropolitan areas to identify where renters rely least on private cars to travel to the office.

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Arbor Expands Mentorship Initiative with Two Spring Project Destined Programs

Arbor Realty Trust, a long-term partner of Project Destined, is once again reaffirming our commitment to the next generation of commercial real estate leaders by participating in two new programs this spring that will provide students with invaluable insight into multifamily real estate and single-family rental (SFR) financing.

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Special Report Spring 2026: The State of Rental Housing

Arbor Realty Trust and Chandan Economics’ latest Special Report leverages industry-leading data analysis to interpret key multifamily real estate trends as the sector moves from recalibration to stabilization. With occupancy levels remaining strong and loan originations rebounding sharply, this biannual report outlines why now is an opportune time to deploy capital.

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America’s Aging Rental Stock is Driving Demand for Smarter Capital Solutions

The nation’s rental housing is older than at any point on record, with a median age of 45 years, according to the 2026 America’s Rental Housing report from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS). America’s aging housing stock has created unique opportunities as the need for capital investments to rehabilitate and preserve affordable housing units rapidly rises.

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Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q1 2026

Arbor’s Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q1 2026, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, spotlights how market shifts, including the rising cost of living and historically high build-to-rent activity, have fueled record rental household growth.

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Top Markets for Multifamily Building Permits

Multifamily permitting trends indicate continued national stability amid local recalibration. Across the country, issuances were steady, rising just 2.6% in 2025. At the metropolitan level, trends diverged sharply, with some markets accelerating and others pulling back. Per-capita leaders continued to cluster around high-growth Sun Belt and regional hubs, while year-over-year market-level fluctuations suggest that more pipelines have become increasingly selective and, in some cases, more concentrated in large-scale projects.

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Sean Coon

Senior Vice President, Operations

Sean Coon oversees and streamlines the operations of Arbor’s deal pipeline. He collaborates with originators and underwriting teams to satisfy borrowers’ needs while adhering to Arbor’s credit standards.

Since joining Arbor in 2017, he has successfully underwritten more than $3 billion in loans across various products, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Structured Bridge, Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS), Build-to-Rent (BTR), and Single-Family Rental (SFR). Before joining Arbor, Mr. Coon worked in the commercial real estate sector, focusing on investment sales, acquisitions, and syndication.

He started his career at Arbor as an Underwriter and rose through the ranks to Senior Underwriter, Associate Vice President, and Vice President. Mr. Coon has more than 15 years of real estate analysis, sales, and investment experience.

Mr. Coon earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, with a concentration in Real Estate Finance.

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