Most rental markets from New York City to San Francisco are tight right now, but are some feeling the pinch more than others? To answer this question, Chandan Economics created a matrix that analyzes rent growth and rental occupancy rates to find out which metro markets have the highest demand for rental housing.
Did you know? As a longstanding U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) lender, Arbor has closed more than 250 FHA loans – and that count is climbing. In the first quarter of 2023, amidst a volatile market, Arbor worked with borrowers to secure more than $148 million in FHA financing.
The small multifamily sub-sector ended 2022 on a high note with originations falling just behind 2021’s peak. As economic storm clouds continue circling, small multifamily appears fortified from any reverberations that may result.
Arbor’s Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q1 2023, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, explores a growing multifamily sector with a unique ability to rise above macroeconomic headwinds. Last year, investors purchased more single-family rental (SFR) units than in 2021 as uncertainty rippled through the commercial real estate industry. Construction in the sector also ramped up in 2022, with starts reaching all-time highs by unit count and market share. This upward trend, fueled by significant structural support, sets SFR apart from many other commercial real estate sectors.
When apartment investors consider locations for capital deployment, growth potential is a top-of-mind concern. On a local level, population changes can influence everything from rent growth to occupancy to future property values. County-level positive net migration and natural population growth trends, identified in an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, reveal the counties where demographic tailwinds make a compelling case for real estate investment.
Arbor’s latest Affordable Housing Trends Report, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, offers a wide-ranging lens into the complex, though critically important, affordable and workforce housing sectors.
In this video, Sam Chandan, professor of finance and Director of the Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance at the NYU Stern School of Business, discusses the key findings of Arbor’s Affordable Housing Trends Report Spring 2023, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics. He adds context to the Federal, state, and local housing policy trends impacting the future of the affordable sector, which, he notes, continues to have the highest development prospects of any residential subtype.
The small multifamily subsector, strengthened by sound structural fundamentals, is well-positioned to face distress due to interest-rate pressure. Even though pricing has slid lower and cap rates have risen, it should remain resilient in the coming quarters. A deep dive into a uniquely positioned subsector, Arbor’s Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report Q1 2023, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, analyzes the competing headwinds and tailwinds influencing investment performance.
Throughout history, rental housing has typically stayed stable amidst economic pressures due to cyclical forces present in the market, Arbor Realty Trust’s CEO and Chairman Ivan Kaufman and Chandan Economics’ Founder Sam Chandan write in Arbor’s Special Report | Summer 2022.
Arbor’s Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report Q2 2022, published in partnership with Chandan Economics, takes an up-close look at a sector poised to benefit from a unique set of market forces. As cap rates compress to record lows, more buyers are pursuing inflation protection in the multifamily sector and the small asset subsector.
In the years leading up to and through the onset of the pandemic, growing demand for single-family housing and the emergence of the single-family rental sector (SFR) has reshaped the residential landscape in the U.S. But as SFR’s share of rental households expands, its share of all single-family homes remains balanced.
Following record gains last year, the housing market may have reached an inflection point. Rents are surging nationwide as a supply/demand imbalance leaves renters and would-be homebuyers with fewer housing options. However, The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University contends in The State of the Nation’s Housing 2022 that the current torrid pace of the market might be ready to ease up, with a record number of new units under construction.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have pledged to expand their lending efforts to help improve Americans’ access to manufactured housing, affordable housing, and rural housing in recent updates to their Duty to Serve Underserved Markets Plans.
Apartment NOIs were up nearly 20% year-over-year through Q1 2022. A trio of Florida markets led the country in annual NOI growth, while New York and Phoenix trailed closely behind.