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Top 10 Markets for Undergraduate Apartment Renters

For undergraduate students nationwide, apartments fill the gap in campus housing. Off-campus housing offers a better value proposition in many markets, giving students more space at a competitive price. In other markets, students pursue apartments due to insufficient dormitory space. As colleges and universities acquire and build to keep pace with enrollment, the supply-demand imbalance has created new opportunities for multifamily real estate investment.

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Not Waiting for Normal

Even with the market in flux, opportunities continue emerging for well-positioned investors. Historically, some of the best multifamily deals were closed in down cycles or during the upswing to normalcy. Arbor’s Special Report Fall 2024 details why the current economic climate is ripe for investment.

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Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q3 2024

The single-family rental (SFR) sector’s performance surged again last quarter, demonstrating its ability to thrive in all economic cycles. SFR construction continued its record-breaking ascent as CMBS activity blossomed. Arbor’s Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q3 2024, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, examines the sector’s fundamentals as would-be homeowners weigh the rent-vs-buy calculation.

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Could Build-to-Rent Be a Solution to Housing’s ‘Missing Middle’ Problem?

Did you know that at the same time many renters navigate a housing market with limited affordable options, new apartment development continues to be held back by World War II-era zoning restrictions? In many localities, regulations introduced in the mid-1940s have choked the multifamily pipeline for decades, creating a “missing middle” that leaves low-income renters in a lurch.

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Jim Cordeira

Senior Vice President, Software Engineer

Jim Cordeira leads Arbor’s front-end Production Applications & Support software engineering group as part of the IT Solutions Delivery team. He advises and assists the IT department and the entire company on technical projects including web-based software development, automation and systems integrations utilizing various modern programming technologies.

Mr. Cordeira joined Arbor in 2011 and has risen through the IT ranks from Senior Web Developer to Associate Vice President and then Vice President before being promoted to Senior Vice President in 2024. Prior to Arbor, he was a Senior Web Developer for nearly 10 years at title insurance company Titleserv, creating custom title and settlement web applications which served financial and real estate institutions. He was also a senior design technologist and software developer at Worldwide Xceed Group, Inc. working with entertainment and sports-oriented companies to deploy dynamic marketing websites to the public.

Mr. Cordeira holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the New York Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the State University of New York at Old Westbury.

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