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.

In a new special report series, Arbor Chairman and CEO Ivan Kaufman examines the state of the economy and the unique factors impacting our path to recovery. The inaugural piece focuses on what we can expect in the next six to eight months and examines where we have been thus far.

Dallas finished as the top destination for multifamily capital for the second straight year, as Sun Belt markets such as Atlanta and Phoenix continued to attract investors.

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.

The Indianapolis multifamily market experienced the nation’s highest rent growth during the third quarter of 2020 and the vacancy remained near record lows.

During the first half of 2020, the multifamily lending environment experienced a historically high level of refinance activity, although there was a steep decline in sales activity.