Renters 30 years of age and under, who now make up slightly more than one-quarter of the heads of households of rental units, are bolstering housing demand in markets known for their affordability and livability.
UNIONDALE, NY, December 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ABR) (“Arbor,” “our,” or “we”) today announced the completion of an approximately $315 million loan securitization through Freddie Mac’s Q Series securitization program (the “Securitization”). Arbor’s affiliated entity Arbor Realty SR, Inc. originated the loans and was the loan seller for the Securitization. The Securitization is Arbor’s first Read the full article…
Multifamily investing involves the purchasing of properties with rentable housing units. In these types of investments, a group of investors often works together to mitigate costs, split profit shares, and reduce risk. Multifamily properties include apartment complexes, condo buildings, and townhouses, among other property types. When investing in multifamily properties is researched and undertaken prudently, it can generate steady and reliable income streams in all economic cycles.
After taking a pause during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. multifamily market experienced a banner year in 2022. Throughout the year, Arbor continued to provide unique research and insights into our markets. Here’s a look at our top Arbor research articles from 2022, in case you missed them.
As we move into 2023, all eyes will once again be on the Federal Reserve, the job market, and the housing market. Investors who are in a good position going into the correction will be able to take advantage of opportunities.
Driven by cyclical, demographic, and technological factors, the single-family rental (SFR) sector has matured over the past decade. The once-fragmented industry has both coalesced and professionalized. While the evolution of the SFR sector has been explored at length, a clear picture of its core set of tenants is just now coming into focus.
UNIONDALE, NY (December 23, 2022) – Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ABR), a leading multifamily and commercial mortgage lender, recently co-funded one of the largest Fannie Mae Structured Adjustable-Rate Mortgage (SARM) loans of 2022 in support of New York-based Emerald Empire’s acquisition of Pangea Properties’ Chicago portfolio. The deal was primarily financed by Arbor Realty Trust. Read the full article…
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced a $6 billion rollback of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s volume cap for loan purchases for 2023 to $150 billion ($75 billion for each agency) as multifamily transaction activity has declined in 2022. FHFA also added new provisions to its mission-driven lending initiative designed to increase investment in affordable and workforce housing, two sectors with significant growth potential in a tight housing market.
Arbor’s roots are in small multifamily, and Chatter is your source for small multifamily news, research and insight. With nearly a third of all renters calling a property with between 5 and 50 units home, we’re dedicated to keeping you informed on the best practices for investing, financing and running smaller apartment communities.
Small multifamily lending volume finished 2020 at $55.7 billion, as a surge in refinancing activity muted the severity of the drop-off. Here’s a quick look at Q4 2020 small multifamily investment benchmarks.
The Q4 2020 Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report notes that small multifamily prices rose again in the fourth quarter of 2020, up 1.6% from the previous quarter and 2.0% year-over year. Read the full report for exclusive research and commentary.
Throughout the year we continued to provide unique research and insights into the multifamily market, while expanding our coverage into the rapidly growing single-family rental sector.
Analyzing cap rates, this article explains why the multifamily sector remains one of the most stable real estate investment asset classes.
This video provides a closer look at some of the key metrics in Arbor Realty Trust’s Q3 2020 Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report.
Small multifamily refinancings have soared during COVID-19. This article explains what this trend means and the benefits of refinancing.
Annualized small multifamily lending volume hit $52.1 billion in the third quarter. Here’s a quick look at Q3 2020 small multifamily investment benchmarks.
Even facing COVID-19, the U.S. apartment market continues to show strength, according to RealPage multifamily experts.
Our third-quarter 2020 report explains why small multifamily properties continue to be stable investments even during challenging economic times.
This article discusses agency financing, with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac now accounting for nearly half of outstanding multifamily mortgages.