Analysis

Affordable Housing Market Snapshot — Winter 2024-2025

Continually challenged by low inventory, affordable housing sits at a crossroads following the 2024 election. Incoming leadership plans to introduce market-based principles to an agenda that may also include an expanded Housing Choice Voucher program.

Articles

How Lifecycle Commercial Loan Servicers Enhance Multifamily Borrowing

A loan closing is only the beginning of the borrower-lender relationship. Partnering with a lifecycle lender that also services its loans gives borrowers continuity from origination through servicing. Throughout the life of the loan, borrowers can benefit from in-house commercial loan servicers’ tailored solutions and superior customer service, which are hallmarks of a strong long-term partnership.

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Lifestyle Renters Put a New Spin on The American Dream

Four in 10 renters in large multifamily apartment communities do not envision homeownership as a part of their American Dream, a survey by Entrata recently found. Instead, lifestyle renters opt for newly constructed, high-quality rental housing with many of the typical amenities of homeownership without its traditional downsides.

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Single-Family Rental Investment Snapshot — January 2025

The structural strengths of the single-family rentals sector far outweigh cyclical headwinds as it remains well-positioned to build on its momentum in 2025 and beyond.

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Multifamily Households Set Yet Another Record

Multifamily households reached a new high for the third consecutive year in 2023, extending a growth spurt that began after the 2008 housing crisis. With strong tailwinds at its back, multifamily’s latest record may not stand for very long.

Analysis

Arbor’s Top Articles of 2024: Multifamily Investment Opportunities Emerge

The U.S. multifamily market held steady in a more normalized cycle during 2024, following the pandemic-related economic contraction and its rapid recovery. Rental demand remained strong, driven by the ongoing nationwide housing shortage and robust wage growth, as younger generations continued to embrace lifestyle renting.

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Government Shutdown: What Multifamily Borrowers Need to Know

Unless an 11th-hour agreement is reached, an impasse will trigger the first U.S. government shutdown since 2019. Starting December 21, 2024, many non-essential federal government operations will be limited or suspended, but most multifamily financing activities will not be disrupted.

Current Reports

Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q4 2024

With home prices nearing all-time highs, single-family rental (SFR) housing is uniquely positioned to capture an even larger slice of the for-sale market. As structured capital markets rebound, SFR will benefit from a set of tailwinds that include robust levels of new construction and favorable trends in cap rates and debt yields. Arbor’s Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, shows why this sector’s prospects are so strong.

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Single-Family Rental Investment Snapshot — October 2024

October 13, 2024

As the single-family rental (SFR) sector expands, its structural strengths continue to counterbalance the challenges of a high-interest rate environment. In construction starts and other fundamental areas, clear signals have emerged that it is well-positioned for another growth spurt.

In recent quarters, institutional investors have focused on ground-up, purpose-built development rather than acquisitions of existing properties, resulting in a build-to-rent (BTR) construction surge.

Structured SFR capital markets saw a burst in activity through 2024’s first half, and distress remained minimal within the sector and throughout the broader housing market. Even as inflation pushes the cost of living higher, occupancy rates are stable, rent growth remains healthy, and construction momentum is gaining steam.

As we move through the second half of the year, SFR’s structural strengths give it a solid foundation to grow as economic conditions continue normalizing.

Access key highlights in our latest Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report.

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