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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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Indianapolis Multifamily Market Snapshot — June 2026

Indianapolis ranked as the top multifamily investment market in the U.S., in the latest Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report from Arbor Realty Trust and @Chandan Economics. The market has been supported by strong labor market conditions, tight occupancy levels, and a favorable affordability profile.

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Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q2 2026

The latest Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report from Arbor Realty Trust, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, examines a commercial real estate sector that has proved to be both stable and resilient. Supported by strong occupancy, positive rent growth, and loosening capital markets, SFR remains firmly grounded on a path of steady growth.

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Build-to-Rent Activity Stabilizes Above Historical Highs

As the single-family rental (SFR) sector has matured, build-to-rent (BTR) has become a key source of new supply. Purpose-built rental communities are absorbing demand from households seeking the space and privacy of single-family living without the financial or lifestyle commitments of homeownership. Newly released U.S. Census Bureau data show that while SFR/BTR construction continued to decline from its 2024 peak through year-end 2025, development activity remains elevated compared to historical norms.

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Danny van der Reis

Executive Vice President, Servicing and Asset Management
Headshot of Danny van der Reis, Executive Vice President, Structured Asset Management

Danny van der Reis oversees both the Servicing and Agency Asset Management and the Structured Asset Management departments. He is responsible for loan restructurings of all of Arbor’s balance sheet loans; leading the strategic expansion of the Company’s servicing and asset management functions; managing the needs of our rapidly growing portfolio; and ensuring seamless alignment and communication between the two departments.

With more than 25 years of commercial real estate finance experience, Mr. van der Reis has an extensive background in special servicing with a successful track record that includes the resolution of more than $30 billion of commercial real estate loan defaults through liquidations, workouts, restructurings and other creative resolutions.

Mr. van der Reis holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Miami, a Master of Business Administration from Florida International University, and a Juris Doctor from University of Miami School of Law.

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