For more than 30 years, Arbor has been committed to growing financial partnerships that meaningfully impact communities nationwide. From planting trees to celebrate closed loans to supporting environmental organizations, our work has always been a win-win for our financial partners and the planet. But just as leaves change with each passing season, Arbor’s branding is evolving to seize the moment by embracing our roots with True Colors.
Since the Fannie Mae Green Rewards program launched in 2015, green financing has become a mainstay of commercial real estate. In addition to reducing the environmental impact of multifamily housing, the Green Rewards program creates a triple bottom line with increased cash flows, higher quality housing, and lower energy and water usage. With a high upside and little downside, the program is well worth multifamily borrowers’ consideration.
From California wildfires to rising sea levels to Florida hurricanes, the direct and indirect risks of climate change have grown in recent years, making a more substantial impact on the multifamily sector. As the need for sustainability becomes increasingly apparent, lawmakers and lenders have advanced programs and policies that show “going green” is a win-win.
As housing costs spiral, rental affordability has become a more urgent issue, burdening a greater number of Americans. Arbor’s Affordable Housing Trends Report Spring 2024, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, examines the major policies and programs shaping the marketplace at a time when overdue federal funding expansions have increased agency budgets.
In front of professionals and executives from more than 120 companies at the Real Estate Pride Roundtable in New York City in April, dozens of speakers shared honest perspectives on how far the commercial real estate industry has come on LGBTQ+ inclusion and how much more it has to go.
Lifestyle renters — those who have the means to own but prefer to rent or are willing to pay more for apartments with amenities — have become a key driver of rental demand in single-family rental homes, build-to-rent communities, and other types of high-quality multifamily housing. With this small yet influential demographic growing, our research teams examine and explain the factors driving lifestyle renter demand.
On balance, the SFR sector continues to demonstrate strength amid economic turmoil, attracting increased attention from the broader multifamily investment community.
With nearly one-fifth of multifamily properties now over 65 years old, it’s time to consider solutions for rejuvenating the rental housing stock in the U.S. While building rehabs are a tried-and-true solution, build-to-rent (BTR) is an alternative that is well-positioned to expand as Americans increasingly favor renting over homeownership.
Over the past decade, the market for single-family rentals (SFRs) has evolved. In a few years, we will likely look back and consider 2019 to be the sector’s inflection point, where it transitioned from a niche, alternative asset class to a mainstream property type. For exclusive insights on the SFR market, read our fourth-quarter 2019 report.
Tech and big data are changing the SFR market. Industry insiders say there’s still a need for people skills. They discuss how AI and emotional intelligence come together in real estate.
Demographic trends are pointing towards single-family rentals. New attitudes about lifestyle are decoupling where people live from where they invest.
Real estate insiders share their strategies on finding and rehabilitating properties. Large-scale flipping proved to be a popular topic at the IMN Single-Family Rental conference in Scottsdale, AZ.
In Part 2 of an audio series, single-family rental experts Steve Katz and Brian Murphy of Arbor join Greg Rand of Renters Warehouse. They share views on topics from the IMN SFR Forum (West) in Scottsdale, AZ. This includes flipping, bridge financing, proptech and other session highlights.
SFR financing over the last few years has evolved significantly, with experienced lenders and institutional capital bringing sophistication to the market. Panelists at the IMN SFR Forum (West) in Scottsdale, AZ, discussed the lending environment and how they are adjusting to changing market demands.
The IMN SFR (West) Forum’s opening panel projected “massive development” of single-family rental properties.
In this audio Q&A, Steve Katz and Brian Murphy of Arbor Realty Trust, and Greg Rand of Renters Warehouse review the latest trends in the single-family rental market. They recap Day One of the IMN SFR Forum (West) from Scottsdale, AZ.
Panelists at the IMN SFR Forum (West) in Scottsdale, AZ, discussed how factors like property age, acquisition costs and price appreciation factor into their acquisition strategies.
Single-family rental (SFR) cap rates have remained stable through the first nine months of 2019, holding near their all-time lows. Declines in benchmark interest rates have increased the average return premium for SFRs.