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Small Multifamily Lending Volume Moves Steadily Higher

Small multifamily lending activity rose during the first half of 2026. According to the latest Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report from Arbor Realty Trust and Chandan Economics, originations on loans with original balances between $1 million and $9 million reached an annualized pace of $71.6 billion through the second quarter. At this pace, originations are running 2.8% above the $69.6 billion total for 2025, placing small multifamily on pace for a third consecutive annual increase.

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Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report Q3 2026

Arbor Realty Trust’s latest Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, evaluates what’s driving this sector’s ongoing stability as macroeconomic conditions remain mixed. Loan originations rose last quarter, and valuations are rebounding, signaling that normalization is taking hold.

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SFR Rent Growth Accelerated and Expanded in First Half of 2026

Single-family rental (SFR) conditions strengthened during the first half of 2026, with rents rising across all 50 of the nation’s largest metros between December 2025 and June 2026. Growth was broad-based but uneven, with many Northeast and Midwest markets outperforming major Sun Belt metros.

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Arbor Summer Interns Learn About the Lifecycle of a Loan and Much More

Arbor’s summer internship program is a key part of our ongoing initiative to nurture talent and shape future leaders through programs, such as Fannie Mae’s DUS Summer Series, and networking opportunities.

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Multifamily Completions Shift to Larger, Lower-Rise Properties

This year’s data show that while multifamily completions moderated from 2024’s elevated pace, the sector’s shift toward larger properties continued. At the same time, larger has not necessarily meant taller, as lower-rise buildings continue to account for most new multifamily completions.

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Single-Family Rental Investment Snapshot – July 2026

The single-family rental (SFR) sector continued to demonstrate resilience through early 2026, supported by stable occupancy, positive rent growth, and improving capital markets activity.

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Dr. Sam Chandan’s Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report Takeaways

In his latest Arbor Realty Trust video, Dr. Sam Chandan, a leading commercial real estate scholar, shares his insights into the findings of our latest Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics. The noted NYU professor outlines the market-level results of the Arbor-Chandan Opportunity Matrix, which spotlights multifamily markets that offer optimal value to commercial real estate investors.

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Top Markets for Gen Z Household Formation Potential

Generation Z’s potential for household formation could soon reshape many U.S. metropolitan areas. From McAllen, TX, to Hartford, CT, explore the top multifamily markets where rental demand is set to rise as Gen Z leaves the nest.

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Alex Bord

Senior Vice President, IT Infrastructure

Alex Bord is responsible for all aspects of managing and securing Arbor’s physical and virtual technology assets, and the operating functions of the IT Infrastructure group.

Mr. Bord came to Arbor in 2019 as Vice President, IT Infrastructure, with more than two decades of information technology experience in the financial industry. Prior to joining Arbor, he was Lead Systems Engineer for global infrastructure for FlexTrade Systems, Inc. in Great Neck, New York, where he developed and deployed a seamless software (SaaS) solution to deliver trading applications to hundreds of major financial institutions. He also implemented and supported disaster recovery, business continuity and intelligent enterprise monitoring solutions for hosted and cloud infrastructures. Previous to that role, Mr. Bord served as a Senior Systems Engineer for Third Point LLC and Credit-Based Asset Servicing LLC in New York.

Mr. Bord has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems from Pace University.