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Arbor’s Holiday Drive Supporting LI Youth Exceeds Goal

Arbor Realty Trust recently wrapped up its 18th Annual Holiday Drive, which raised nearly $22,000 for Long Island-based Family & Children’s Association (FCA). As in past years, Arbor extended the impact of the drive by matching all employee contributions dollar-for-dollar.

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Multifamily Households Estimate Hits Record High

The multifamily rental households estimate reached an all-time high of 22.4 million in 2025, following meaningful post-pandemic shifts in affordable housing and rental demand. The commercial real estate pillar maintained its growth, as new inventory and persistent homeownership constraints supported a rising number of multifamily household formations.

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Dr. Chandan’s Guide to Arbor’s Top Multifamily Markets Report

In any multifamily project, site selection is a critical step requiring careful consideration. From New York to Los Angeles and all the major metropolitan areas in between, U.S. metros are ripe for new investment, but narrowing down the optimal location is never easy. In a new video, Dr. Sam Chandan, one of the commercial real estate industry’s leading scholars, shares his expert insight into Arbor Realty Trust’s latest Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report.

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Top Articles of 2025: The Rental Housing Market Holds Strong

The U.S. rental housing market remained strong and stable in 2025, spreading through the multifamily and single-family rentals sectors. Here’s a look at this year’s top articles from Arbor Realty Trust, in case you missed them.

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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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Ivan Kaufman is the Chairman, CEO and President of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ABR), a leading multifamily and commercial real estate lender and real estate investment trust, which he founded.
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Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Agency Lending
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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Executive Vice President, Senior Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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Executive Vice President, Managing Director of Structured Finance and Principal Transactions
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Executive Vice President, Structured Securitization
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Executive Vice President, Arbor Realty Trust
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Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
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Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, Residential Financing
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Executive Vice President, Special Counsel
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Executive Vice President, Structured Finance Production
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Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Associate General Counsel
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Danny van der Reis
Executive Vice President, Servicing and Asset Management
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Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer and Head of Non-Agency Production & Syndications
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel
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Executive Vice President, Asset Finance and Treasury
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