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Top Multifamily Markets for Low Renter Turnover

Tenant retention is a valuable — though sometimes elusive — contributing factor to the strength of a multifamily property. Nationally, 29% of multifamily households signed a third lease for the same unit, according to an analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Locally, renter turnover was lowest in major coastal markets, like New York City, and highest in transient renter markets, like Charleston, SC.

Current Reports

Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report Q2 2025

While markets undergo rapid recalibration, the small multifamily market’s performance remains strong and stable. Arbor’s Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report Q2 2025, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, details how the sector’s resilient fundamentals effectively support its growth amid ongoing economic volatility.

Proprietary Preferred Equity behind Conventional Loans

FREDDIE MAC® Proprietary Preferred Equity behind Conventional Loans   Arbor now offers access to proprietary preferred equity behind all Freddie Mac Conventional loans we originate. With Arbor, you can simultaneously secure a senior loan and preferred equity under one roof, streamlining your experience throughout the lifecycle of your loan.

Analysis

Top U.S. Multifamily Rent Growth Markets — Q1 2025

The U.S. multifamily market continued to settle into a more normalized cycle during the first quarter of 2025, as well-positioned investors began to take advantage of new opportunities in an uncertain economic environment.

Analysis

U.S. Multifamily Market Snapshot — May 2025

The U.S. multifamily market continued to settle into a normalized cycle during the first quarter of 2025, despite ongoing uncertainties surrounding the global economy and labor market.

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Dr. Sam Chandan Dissects What’s Driving Top Market Growth

In a rapidly evolving economic environment, the top markets for multifamily investment tend to shift quickly. In this video, Dr. Sam Chandan, founding director of the C.H. Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance at the NYU Stern School of Business and founder of Chandan Economics, discusses the findings of Arbor’s Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report Spring 2025, which was developed in partnership with Chandan Economics.

Articles

Top Markets for Rental Demand Growth

Population growth, a critical factor in assessing rental housing demand, increased 0.9% in the U.S. during 2024, the fastest annual rate since 2008. However, growth rates were much higher for many markets, especially those in Texas, Florida, and the Carolinas. As first explored in Arbor’s Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report Spring 2025, we dive deeper into metro-level population growth in markets with at least 500,000 residents to find the nation’s top markets for rental housing demand growth.

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Our Responsibility


Corporate Responsibility and Impact at Arbor

Our origin is that of a small company with an entrepreneurial spirit dedicated to building meaningful partnerships with those who align with our investing goals and strategy. While we have grown significantly over the last 30+ years, we have retained that core spirit, which draws a talented and diverse employee base and provides a solid foundation for Arbor to offer meaningful programs, including affordable housing across the United States.

It is indeed the relationships with our employees, counterparties, and clients that inform our business decisions as we move forward, and enable us to clearly see the path to our goals of maximizing shareholder value and company profitability while working towards environmental sustainability and positive impacts for employees, community members, and all stakeholders.

Arbor strives to maintain these fundamental constructs that have brought us great success while realizing those areas in which we can continue to grow and develop as an exemplary corporate citizen.

Our dedication to corporate responsibility and sustainability is clearly evidenced through our recent initiatives, as well as our ongoing commitment to consistent growth when it comes to business ethics and compliance, people and culture, and community outreach.

Defining Arbor's Corporate Responsibility Priorities

We believe the following topics are among the most significant corporate responsibility matters for our business and stakeholders. By strategically integrating these material topics into our business strategy, we aim to proactively mitigate environmental and governance risks, creating more resilient operations and more secure products and services.

Environmental Sustainability

Climate change and other environmental factors pose risks to our investment portfolio that we must actively manage, and we also recognize our duty to operate our business in a manner that limits negative environmental impacts.

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Culture and Community

Our employee and community programs focus on providing resources and support to attract, grow, and retain our exceptional team of professionals, as well as constructively interacting with the communities in which we operate across the United States.

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Responsible Governance

A solid governance structure is crucial to our long-term success as a real estate finance company, including an effective ethics and compliance program, mindful consideration to information security and privacy concerns, and quality corporate governance processes at the Board level.

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Our Core Values

Mission

We are dedicated to providing bespoke financing solution for commercial and multifamily investment opportunities.

Vision

To be the best mortgage lender in the commercial and multifamuly space by being a reliable financing source for clients; becoming a front-of-mind choice for all mortgage financing needs.

Values

Innovation, entrepreneurship, loyalty, quality, efficiency, and appreciation.

Corporate Responsibility Leadership and Oversight

Arbor’s history as a premier provider of commercial and multifamily loans would not have been possible without our commitment to clear and strong corporate governance. This commitment now extends to our governance of corporate responsibility matters, including our processes for measuring, disclosing, and reporting these metrics. Our Board oversees Arbor at the highest level, ensuring that Arbor continues to provide the highest quality service to our borrowers, an engaging and inclusive work environment for our employees, and long-term value to our shareholders. The Board has four committees: the Audit Committee, the Corporate Governance Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Special Financing Committee, all of which are comprised solely of Independent Directors. The Board has ultimate accountability for the corporate responsibility strategy while the Corporate Governance Committee drives the day-to-day management for the strategy. The Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee provides regular updates to the Board. In 2021, Arbor established our Corporate Responsibility Committee, headed by the MD, Special Projects, Governance and Risk, to lead the development and implementation of our corporate responsibility strategy. In 2022, the Committee expanded, adding employees, including senior management, across various areas of the business.

Our Board

22%
Female
11%
Ethnic Diversity
10.5
Average Tenure
62.9
Average Age

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