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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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Arbor Recognized for Excellence from Agency Partners

Arbor’s platform of diverse multifamily financing solutions, combined with our strong industry relationships and our commitment to accuracy and close collaboration with our government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) partners, drives us to the top of the multifamily lender rankings year after year. Through decades-long relationships with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHA, our best-in-class team delivered results for our borrowers in 2024, propelling Arbor to the top of the partner rankings.

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Renters See Apartments as ‘Forever Homes’

Today’s renters are in it for the long haul. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s recently released 2025 SCE Housing Survey shows that the average renter thinks there is a two-in-three chance they will rent for the foreseeable future. With home prices and interest rates unfavorable to would-be homebuyers, we explore renters’ perceptions and how they could impact future rental housing demand.

Current Reports

Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report Spring 2025

Arbor’s Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report Spring 2025, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, is your roadmap to the best locations to deploy capital. Based on the findings of our exclusive Multifamily Opportunity Matrix, this in-depth analysis assesses economic strength and market capabilities to navigate evolving conditions of the top 50 largest U.S. metros.

Research

Arbor’s data-driven articles and research reports empower multifamily and single-family rental investors and developers to make more profitable financial decisions.

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Renters Account for Majority of Household Growth

The number of rental households climbed nearly 2% last year, as 848,000 more households became renters, an analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Housing Vacancies and Homeownership Survey shows (Chart 1). Rental households also hit a new high of 45.3 million, accounting for more than half of all U.S. household growth in 2024. Weakening affordability, evolving lifestyle preferences, and a limited supply of quality housing all contributed to surging multifamily and single-family rental (SFR) demand.

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Solar Panel Usage Accelerates in Rental Properties

Solar panel installations, which skyrocketed in the U.S. over the last half-century, are projected to double to 10 million in just six years. While installations soared in all types of residences, owner-occupied properties significantly outpaced rentals. However, the evolving economics of solar power may be approaching a tipping point for single-family rental (SFR) operators looking for a differentiator.

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FREDDIE MAC®

Supplemental Mortgage

The Freddie Mac Supplemental Mortgage offers an additional option in conjunction with a newly originated or seasoned conventional multifamily mortgage.

Loan Amount $1M minimum
Loan Term Seasoned – must be coterminous with original mortgage
Requirements
  • The Freddie Mac first mortgage must have been an Arbor transaction
  • At least 12 months must elapse since the closing of the first mortgage or the closing of the previous supplemental mortgage
  • The term of the supplemental mortgage must be at least three years
Acceptable Transactions
  • Fixed or floating regardless of the rate structure on the preexisting loan
  • Supplemental loans are allowed on conventional deals, not to exceed DCR and LTV requirements from the first mortgage lien or current Freddie Mac Credit Policy.
Workings
  • Origination of a supplemental mortgage behind a securitized mortgage will trigger collection of any deferred reserves for that first mortgage
  • Real estate tax reserve, even if not required for the first mortgage
  • A new title insurance policy is required
  • No new survey is required, provided the title meets certain requirements
  • A new third-party appraisal report and engineering report is required; an environmental database review is required
Limitations
  • Unlimited (subject to all terms and conditions)
  • When less than five years left on term of first, the supplemental loan sizing is subject to additional exit risk analysis
Minimum DSCR Not to exceed DCR requirements from the first mortgage lien or current Freddie Mac Credit Policy.
Maximum LTV Initial LTV unless otherwise noted
Eligible Borrower Original borrower or lender-approved transferee
Prepayment Yield maintenance
Assumable Subject to approval and 1% fee
Application Fees $12,500
Origination Fee Par pricing not available

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