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Investor Purchases, New Starts, and Tenant Performance Show Strength as Cap Rates Rise 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 Read the full article…

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Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q1 2023

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.

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Top Counties for Demographic Tailwinds

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.

Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q1 2023

Investor Purchases, New Starts, and Tenant Performance Show Strength as Cap Rates Rise 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 Read the full article…

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Affordable Housing Market Snapshot — Spring 2023

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.

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Seven Facts about FHA Multifamily Loans for Affordable Housing

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is one of the largest mortgage insurers in the world. The agency insures mortgages on affordable housing, multifamily properties, single-family homes, multifamily properties, and health care facilities. Since 1934, FHA has financed over 50,000 multifamily mortgages nationwide. Whether you’re interested in acquiring, refinancing, or rehabilitating an affordable housing property, FHA multifamily loans are a financing route you need to know about.

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Video Analysis: Arbor’s Affordable Housing Trends Report Spring 2023

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.

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Multifamily Affordable Housing (MAH)

Arbor’s DUS MAH product provides flexible terms for acquisition or refinance of multifamily projects nationwide that qualify as affordable housing. Eligible properties are those that participate in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, are encumbered by a Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contract or participate in the Section 8 program (either through vouchers or direct payments). Other, special uses can be considered for MAH status.

Loan Amount $750,000 minimum
Loan Term Up to 30 years
Amortization Up to 30 years
Minimum DSC 1.20x (fixed)
Maximum LTV Up to 80%
Fixed Rate Yes
Adjustable Rate Available; Priced off the one month or three month SOFR. Convertible and non-convertible options available
Eligible Properties Multifamily, minimum five units
Eligible Borrower Single asset entity
Occupancy Requirement 85% physical occupancy; 70% economic occupancy
Tax & Insurance Escrows Monthly deposits required
Replacement Reserves Underwritten at a minimum $250 per unit per annum
Recourse Non-recourse with standard exceptions for fraud and misrepresentation can be waived for 100% restricted properties.
Commercial Space Maximum 35% of net rentable area and maximum 20% of effective gross income
Required Reports Appraisal, Property Condition Assessment, Phase I Environmental
Prepayment Yield maintenance and other declining prepayment options are available
Assumable Subject to approval and 1% fee
Supplemental Loans Eligible for secondary financing after 12 months
Pricing Tiered Pricing Matrix; more favorable terms available for higher DSC and lower LTV
Rate Lock Standard 30- to 180-day rate lock period; early/extended rate lock options available
Application Deposit $23,000; covers estimated processing and legal fees; an additional $10,000 deposit required for Green Rewards
Origination Fee Minimum 1%; par pricing available
Good Faith Deposit 2% of loan amount

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