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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.

Investment

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.

Current Reports

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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Build-to-Rent Construction Continues Its Record-Breaking Ascent

Increasingly, single-family rental (SFR) operators have been relying on build-to-rent (BTR) development to bridge the housing gap, accelerating the momentum of SFR construction through 2024’s halfway point. Both total SFR/BTR housing starts and BTR’s share of all single-family housing starts reached new record highs in the second quarter, setting the stage for another banner year.

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John G. Caulfield

Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
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John Caulfield is Arbor’s Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Agency Lending. Mr. Caulfield has extensive experience in the mortgage financing industry and a tenured track record of more than three decades with Arbor and its family of companies.

As Arbor’s COO, he has helped develop a unique sales and operations model that has supported Arbor’s growth into a leading multifamily finance company. His responsibilities include managing the national sales team as well as the operational infrastructure that supports the firms’ Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA and CMBS originations and servicing platforms. Mr. Caulfield oversees the end-to-end life of a loan process, from originations to screening through servicing. In addition, he oversees Arbor’s capital markets division. He is a member of Arbor’s DUS® Loan Committee and Arbor’s Executive Committee.

Mr. Caulfield graduated from State University of New York with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.

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