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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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Sam Chandan’s Key Takeaways from Arbor’s Latest Special Report

In this new video, Dr. Sam Chandan, one of the commercial real estate industry’s leading scholars, shares his expert insight on Arbor Realty Trust’s latest Special Report, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics.

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Small Multifamily Investment Snapshot — December 2025

The long-term outlook for small multifamily remains decisively positive, supported by attractive pricing and strong demand for market-rate housing.

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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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James Kresl

Managing Director, SFR Underwriting

James Kresl is responsible for growing and managing the underwriting pipeline for Arbor’s Single-Family Rental (SFR) Portfolio loan products.

Mr. Kresl has more than a decade of experience working in different facets of the commercial banking and real estate fields. He comes to Arbor from 5 Arch Funding Corp, where he served as Vice President of Underwriting, and Senior Credit Officer for bridge loan programs. During his tenure, he developed multifamily, mixed-use and ground-up construction loan platforms for the company. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Commercial Banking at Pacific Mercantile Bank, where he managed a multimillion-dollar portfolio of commercial real estate and business loans.

Mr. Kresl received his Master of Business Administration from California State University, Long Beach and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from University of California, Santa Barbara.