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Let’s examine the relationship between small asset apartment asking rents and household income across the nation.

Evaluating household income by renter segments helps apartment investors better position and price their units. In the case of small properties, married couples and individuals sharing rental units have significantly higher incomes.

Growth trends for small asset renters in highly skilled occupations are encouraging. These findings align with projected job growth forecasts into the middle of the next decade.

Despite a marginal improvement for small property renters, housing affordability levels remain uneven across the major metros in the US.

Dallas was one of the hottest multifamily markets in the U.S. during 2016. Rent growth accelerated as vacancy reached historic lows, strong employment growth continued to drive new development, and investment activity reached record highs.

Ivan Kaufman, Chairman, President & CEO of Arbor, has been named one of The 50 Most Important Figures of Commercial Real Estate Finance by the Commercial Observer. 

Remember the days where finding and closing on a real estate deal averaged months? We’re pleased those days are long gone. Technology supplies small and large multifamily investors with the tools to speed up the acquisition, management, and disposition processes.

Though the rent gap between small and larger properties is shrinking for studio and one-bedroom units, new Census data shows that there are still substantial savings for larger units in smaller properties.

The multifamily market has arguably been the highest performing asset class of any over the last few years. Apartment rents have climbed 5% to 10% in some markets. Cap rates are at their lowest as investors have poured billions into owning these properties.

Here’s a quick look at the small balance multifamily finance and investment benchmarks for Q4 2016.