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SFR Investing: A Guide to Seizing the Sector’s Momentum

Single-family rental (SFR) investing is surging as this asset class outperforms. With homeownership less attainable and lifestyle renting more popular, the sector’s tailwinds bode well for long-term growth. If you are new to this space, our guide has answers to commonly asked questions.

Current Reports

Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q2 2025

Bolstered by robust build-to-rent (BTR) activity, the single-family rental (SFR) sector continued to display strength even as the residential housing market moderated. Arbor’s Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q2 2025, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, provides original research and analysis of key performance metrics for investors to take a closer look at a sector on the rise.

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Small Multifamily Investment Snapshot — June 2025

Amid ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, the small multifamily sector remains favorably positioned for stability as the structural need for affordable housing in the U.S. has supported the strength of the sector’s demand profile.

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Single-Family Build-to-Rent Starts Remain Robust

As build-to-rent (BTR) demand rises, single-family rental (SFR) development has become more efficient in creating a distinct, community-focused experience for renters. Newly released U.S. Census Bureau data confirms that SFR/BTR development continues to be robust and stable, with its annualized pace of construction in the first quarter of 2025 matching the previous quarter’s tally.

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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.

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Culture and Community


Arbor is committed to diversity and inclusion, employee satisfaction, and human rights. We also strive to develop safe and sustainable products and services.

Affordable Housing

Affordable housing and the extension of financing to customers investing in affordable housing is not a new concept for Arbor. In fact, Arbor has, for more than two decades, funded affordable loans and has the expertise required to execute across a variety of lending platforms and programs. Arbor was also an early and active participant in our agency partners,’ Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, “green” lending programs, which require willing borrowers to make improvements to their properties that help reduce energy and water consumption and lower utility costs to tenants. Furthermore, Arbor has made a commitment to educating its employees and engaging with its clients to make known the newly revamped “green” lending programs offered by our agency partners.

In addition to our mission-driven business, we also support affordable housing by lending on multifamily assets available to renters with very low incomes, defined as units lent to renters with income at lower than 50% of the area median Income (AMI). In both 2021 and 2022, over 20% of the units we financed fit that criterion.

In 2022, our Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)-defined mission-driven funding exceeded 88% of our agency volume, up from 70% in 2021, making us a leader compared to our peers and all other agency lenders.

Nurturing Talent

Our people remain at the core of who we are and how we define ourselves, and so we are proud to have partnered with two organizations to actively support the recruitment, development, and retention of diverse professionals across our organization.

Arbor has continued to grow its partnership with Project Destined (“PD”), a real estate finance-focused internship program, providing minority college students with the ability to gain and fine tune technical, financial and leadership skills and which, as a by-product, gives us the opportunity to source additional diverse talent. Six talented Arbor employees, representing several different areas of our business, represented Arbor as mentors from 2022-2024.

Arbor, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, and Project Destined partnered to host educational sessions led by Project Destined as well as three virtual panel sessions focused on exploring the role of women in real estate finance. Following these educational sessions, participants attended an in-person panel that offered interactive networking and breakout sessions to home in on the soft skills highlighted during the prior sessions.

Additionally, Arbor continues to participate with Future Housing Leaders (“FHL”), which is a Fannie Mae-led recruiting service that helps companies create a more diverse workforce through intentional sourcing and recruiting.

We look forward to nurturing and evolving these partnerships over time, helping to shape future leaders from a variety of backgrounds with the active participation of our existing employees and the support of management.

Arbor also encourages our employees to support industry-focused organizations and committees that are committed to creating, launching, and managing inclusive initiatives within our space. Such organizations include Commercial Real Estate Women Network (CREW) and the CRE Finance Council (CREFC) Women’s Network.

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Community Impact

Arbor actively encourages its employees to support the communities in which we live and operate. Each year, Arbor and its employees support local food banks, clothing drives, hospitals and medical research, and community-based organizations focused on the welfare of families and children.

As part of Arbor’s support of volunteerism and philanthropy amongst our employees, Arbor introduced a series of volunteer activities across its offices in 2023. Further, we continue to proudly support our clients and counterparties in their charitable efforts.

Our Community Events and Charitable Giving

Arbor’s LI Team Supports Outing for Local Farms that Empower Disabled Workers
Arbor’s LI Team Supports Outing for Local Farms that Empower Disabled Workers
June 1, 2025
Arbor’s Spring Project Destined Programs Shape Well-Rounded Young Professionals
Arbor’s Spring Project Destined Programs Shape Well-Rounded Young Professionals
May 30, 2025
Arbor Celebrates Environmental Roots with Long Island and Buffalo Tree Plantings
Arbor Celebrates Environmental Roots with Long Island and Buffalo Tree Plantings
May 6, 2025
Arbor Builds on Mentoring Tradition in Launch of Project Destined Programs
Arbor Builds on Mentoring Tradition in Launch of Project Destined Programs
April 2, 2025
Advancing Sustainability in CRE Finance in a Shifting Landscape
Advancing Sustainability in CRE Finance in a Shifting Landscape
March 5, 2025
CREFC Miami 2025: Young Professionals Network Fosters Career Growth
CREFC Miami 2025: Young Professionals Network Fosters Career Growth
February 5, 2025
Arbor Sponsors LGBTQIA+ Career Growth Events
Arbor Sponsors LGBTQIA+ Career Growth Events
December 18, 2024
Affordable Housing Supports Positive Physical and Mental Health
Affordable Housing Supports Positive Physical and Mental Health
August 12, 2024
Video: Growing LGBTQIA+ Visibility in the CRE Industry
Video: Growing LGBTQIA+ Visibility in the CRE Industry
June 28, 2024
Arbor Sponsors Smile Farms Golf Outing Supporting Local Employment Opportunities
Arbor Sponsors Smile Farms Golf Outing Supporting Local Employment Opportunities
May 31, 2024
Arbor Marketing Campaign Wins Two Awards at Industry Gala
Arbor Marketing Campaign Wins Two Awards at Industry Gala
May 8, 2024
Arbor Caps Project Destined Season With New Scholarship Supporting Underrepresented CRE Students
Arbor Caps Project Destined Season With New Scholarship Supporting Underrepresented CRE Students
April 30, 2024
Arbor’s New True Colors Show Our Creativity and Green Roots
Arbor’s New True Colors Show Our Creativity and Green Roots
April 26, 2024
Five Advantages of Adding Fannie Mae Green Rewards to a Multifamily Loan
Five Advantages of Adding Fannie Mae Green Rewards to a Multifamily Loan
April 25, 2024
CRE Solutions for a Greener Planet Build Momentum
CRE Solutions for a Greener Planet Build Momentum
April 23, 2024
Real Estate Pride Roundtable: LGBTQ+ Leaders Discuss Authenticity at Work, Sustainability, and Reimagined Spaces
Real Estate Pride Roundtable: LGBTQ+ Leaders Discuss Authenticity at Work, Sustainability, and Reimagined Spaces
April 8, 2024
Hidden Benefits of Working with an ESG-Minded CRE Organization
Hidden Benefits of Working with an ESG-Minded CRE Organization
July 6, 2023
Freddie Mac Green Advantage’s New Terms Improve Pricing and Widen Eligibility
Freddie Mac Green Advantage’s New Terms Improve Pricing and Widen Eligibility
April 11, 2023