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Investment

5 Reasons Why Apartment Buildings are a Great Investment

Low rates on commercial loans are just one factor drawing investors to multifamily buildings.

Finance

3 Ways to Stay Stress Free While Managing Your Apartment Loan

Just because you closed your deal doesn’t mean you can shrug off your multifamily lender. Here’s a few tips to avoid undue stress after closing on that apartment investment property.

Around the Web

INFOGRAPHIC – What Renters Want in 2016

Is your apartment occupancy not ideal? You might be able to fill some vacant units if you have the top needs of today’s renter checked off.

Research

How Big is Small Cap Multifamily?

A closer look at the multifamily housing inventory in the United States and the size of the small cap investment opportunity.

Around the Web

Multifamily Forecast: Investors Moving to Secondary Markets

The apartment sector has remained the darling of the commercial real estate for the past six years. This doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon, as 2016 is expected to set a new record for multifamily mortgage origination volume. While multifamily’s position as top dog remains uncontested, savvy investors are altering their strategy for sourcing Read the full article…

Finance

Fannie, Freddie or Banks: Which Apartment Lender is Best for You?

There’s no shortage of options when it comes to multifamily financing. Here’s five factors to consider when deciding on a commercial lender.

Around the Web

Finding Value in Suburban Chicago Apartments

Coming out of the recession, apartment investors were rushing to get a hold of best in class rentals in core urban areas.

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Brian Scharf

Vice President

Based in Arbor’s Uniondale office, Brian Scharf is a Vice President responsible for originating multifamily and commercial product lines, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, CMBS, Bridge, Mezzanine and Preferred Equity. He has over 10 years of experience in the commercial real estate finance industry, including positions in origination, underwriting and asset management.

Prior to joining Arbor in June 2009, Mr. Scharf served as a Senior Associate of Real Estate Finance at Hypo Real Estate International, where he originated and underwrote construction and permanent loans. Prior to Hypo Real Estate, he served as Associate Vice President for DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners.

He graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.