Dr. Sam Chandan Dissects What’s Driving Top Market Growth

In a rapidly evolving economic environment, the top markets for multifamily investment tend to shift quickly. In this video, Dr. Sam Chandan, founding director of the C.H. Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance at the NYU Stern School of Business and founder of Chandan Economics, discusses the findings of Arbor’s Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report Spring 2025, which was developed in partnership with Chandan Economics.
“Leading the Spring 2025 rankings was Columbus, OH, which claims the top spot thanks to accelerating population growth, a dynamic labor market, and a robust influx of both private and public investment,” he said.
Dr. Chandan, a commercial real estate finance expert, also emphasized that second-ranked Nashville, TN, has significant potential. He noted that the Southern metro’s economic strength is driven by “a symbiotic relationship between market-leading tech, healthcare, and engineering firms, and top-tier research universities.” Together, these forces continue to drive Nashville’s growth and solidify its spot as one of the nation’s leading multifamily real estate investment markets.
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