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CRE Solutions for a Greener Planet Build Momentum

From California wildfires to rising sea levels to Florida hurricanes, the direct and indirect risks of climate change have grown in recent years, making a more substantial impact on the multifamily sector. As the need for sustainability becomes increasingly apparent, lawmakers and lenders have advanced programs and policies that show “going green” is a win-win.

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Affordable Housing Trends Report Spring 2024

As housing costs spiral, rental affordability has become a more urgent issue, burdening a greater number of Americans. Arbor’s Affordable Housing Trends Report Spring 2024, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, examines the major policies and programs shaping the marketplace at a time when overdue federal funding expansions have increased agency budgets.

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What Is Driving Lifestyle Renter Demand?

Lifestyle renters — those who have the means to own but prefer to rent or are willing to pay more for apartments with amenities — have become a key driver of rental demand in single-family rental homes, build-to-rent communities, and other types of high-quality multifamily housing. With this small yet influential demographic growing, our research teams examine and explain the factors driving lifestyle renter demand.

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Build-to-Rent Well-Positioned to Fill Housing Market Gap

With nearly one-fifth of multifamily properties now over 65 years old, it’s time to consider solutions for rejuvenating the rental housing stock in the U.S. While building rehabs are a tried-and-true solution, build-to-rent (BTR) is an alternative that is well-positioned to expand as Americans increasingly favor renting over homeownership.

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U.S. Added 514,000 New Rental Households in 2023

In a year when inflation and elevated interest rates weakened affordability, the rental housing sector strengthened and expanded. An analysis of newly released U.S. Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership data shows the number of rental households climbed in 2023.

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John G. Caulfield

Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Head shot of John G. Caulfield Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Agency Lending

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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