Finance

10 Items to Have on Hand for the Fastest Financing Possible

In today’s constantly evolving market environment, partnering with a lender that can balance prioritizing speed of execution with tailored solutions makes all the difference in securing the financing you need. Arbor’s experience, expertise, and innovation, combined with our willingness to understand each deal and work to make it successful, set us apart from other multifamily lenders. In our more than three decades of closing deals, we’ve found that having these 10 items on hand at the beginning of your borrowing journey helps prevent roadblocks and streamlines the entire financing process.

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Markets Where the Share of Renters is Highest

The U.S. housing market reflects a patchwork of local needs, preferences, and geographies, creating distinct storylines. Across the country, many significant shifts have occurred over the last five years, an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data shows. More expensive housing markets tend to support higher percentages of rental households, and in fast-growing metros, rentals have become a highly effective and flexible way to house new residents.

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SFR Investing: A Guide to Seizing the Sector’s Momentum

Single-family rental (SFR) investing is surging as this asset class outperforms. With homeownership less attainable and lifestyle renting more popular, the sector’s tailwinds bode well for long-term growth. If you are new to this space, our guide has answers to commonly asked questions.

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Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q2 2025

Bolstered by robust build-to-rent (BTR) activity, the single-family rental (SFR) sector continued to display strength even as the residential housing market moderated. Arbor’s Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q2 2025, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, provides original research and analysis of key performance metrics for investors to take a closer look at a sector on the rise.

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Small Multifamily Investment Snapshot — June 2025

Amid ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, the small multifamily sector remains favorably positioned for stability as the structural need for affordable housing in the U.S. has supported the strength of the sector’s demand profile.

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Single-Family Build-to-Rent Starts Remain Robust

As build-to-rent (BTR) demand rises, single-family rental (SFR) development has become more efficient in creating a distinct, community-focused experience for renters. Newly released U.S. Census Bureau data confirms that SFR/BTR development continues to be robust and stable, with its annualized pace of construction in the first quarter of 2025 matching the previous quarter’s tally.

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Daniel Dershowitz

Managing Director, Transactions
Headshot of Daniel Dershowitz, Senior Vice President, Transactions

Daniel Dershowitz is responsible for negotiating all legal aspects of major loan workouts and modifications at Arbor. He oversees all legal transactions for the company’s Single-Family Rental Portfolio platform. Mr. Dershowitz also handles the structuring and oversight of all legal matters with respect to loan transactions and documentation, and managing outside counsel in connection to the company’s lending platform for multifamily, healthcare and other structured loan transactions.

Prior to joining Arbor in 2010, Mr. Dershowitz practiced law at the firms of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP and Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP, where he represented lenders, including investment banks and life insurance companies, in the origination of CMBS, portfolio, construction, mezzanine and syndicated loans secured by real estate.

Mr. Dershowitz holds a Bachelor of Arts from Queens College and a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law.

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