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Mezzanine Financing Provides Higher Leverage and More Control

Senior debt, a foundational element of most multifamily property acquisitions and developments, rarely covers the full capital requirement. To bridge the gap between what senior lenders offer and what sponsors need, many borrowers pursue mezzanine financing, which provides greater leverage and more control.

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Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q4 2025

The single-family rental (SFR) sector once again demonstrated strength and durability last quarter amid a general softening of the for-sale home market. Arbor Realty Trust’s Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q4 2025, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, leverages first-class data analysis to show why SFR’s investment return profile has grown more attractive in the last year.

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LIHTC Increase Set to Support Affordable Housing Expansion in 2026

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) allocations are about to grow following funding extensions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law in July. With market-based borrowing costs also declining, the affordable rental sector could be on the verge of its most accommodative financing environment in years.

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Arbor Rolls Up Its Sleeves for Habitat for Humanity in Miami and Boston

Alongside our award-winning work, Arbor Realty Trust’s nationwide staff consistently gives back to the communities where we live and work. This fall, several of our teams rolled up their sleeves to assist Habitat for Humanity chapters in Miami and Boston with housing initiatives that are making a difference locally.

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Emerging Multifamily Trends for 2026

Rental housing’s long-term investment outlook remains head and shoulders above its peers, driven by structural supply constraints and steady demand growth, finds the 2026 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report. Explore this trend and other key takeaways from the 47th edition of Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PwC’s influential industry report.

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Small Multifamily Extends Quarterly Valuation Gains

Small multifamily assets have begun to settle into a consistent pattern of growth following two years of price corrections. Building on the findings of Arbor Realty Trust’s Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report Q4 2025, our research teams look more closely at recent pricing trends and the factors driving the turnaround.

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Brian Murphy

Managing Director, Residential

Brian Murphy is responsible for all Capital Markets activities related to Arbor’s Single-Family Rental (SFR) Portfolio program including loan pricing, hedging and financing strategy. He works closely with the SFR underwriting team and Chief Investment Officer on the credit parameters for the various SFR loan products. Mr. Murphy was promoted to Managing Director at Arbor in 2023.

Prior to joining Arbor, Mr. Murphy was a Vice President, Capital Markets, for more than three years at CoreVest American Finance, where his responsibilities included pricing various SFR loan products, managing whole loan sales and evaluating securitization strategy and execution. Prior to CoreVest, Mr. Murphy spent more than 15 years in the residential mortgage finance industry, including positions at Nomura Securities, Credit Suisse and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.

Mr. Murphy has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard University.

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