Analysis

Small Multifamily Investment Snapshot — June 2025

Amid ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, the small multifamily sector remains favorably positioned for stability as the structural need for affordable housing in the U.S. has supported the strength of the sector’s demand profile.

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Single-Family Build-to-Rent Starts Remain Robust

As build-to-rent (BTR) demand rises, single-family rental (SFR) development has become more efficient in creating a distinct, community-focused experience for renters. Newly released U.S. Census Bureau data confirms that SFR/BTR development continues to be robust and stable, with its annualized pace of construction in the first quarter of 2025 matching the previous quarter’s tally.

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Arbor’s LI Team Supports Outing for Local Farms that Empower Disabled Workers

Arbor, which takes pride in empowering employees to reach their full potential, supported the 11th Annual Smile Farms Golf Outing on May 19, benefiting the Long Island-based organization dedicated to advancing opportunities for people with disabilities.

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Arbor’s Spring Project Destined Programs Shape Well-Rounded Young Professionals

Arbor executives mentored more than 50 students from across the country this spring in two new Project Destined programs, representing the largest group and, perhaps, our most impactful cycle of this ongoing partnership.

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Top Multifamily Markets for Low Renter Turnover

Tenant retention is a valuable — though sometimes elusive — contributing factor to the strength of a multifamily property. Nationally, 29% of multifamily households signed a third lease for the same unit, according to an analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Locally, renter turnover was lowest in major coastal markets, like New York City, and highest in transient renter markets, like Charleston, SC.

Current Reports

Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report Q2 2025

While markets undergo rapid recalibration, the small multifamily market’s performance remains strong and stable. Arbor’s Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report Q2 2025, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, details how the sector’s resilient fundamentals effectively support its growth amid ongoing economic volatility.

Proprietary Preferred Equity behind Conventional Loans

FREDDIE MAC® Proprietary Preferred Equity behind Conventional Loans Arbor now offers access to proprietary preferred equity behind all Freddie Mac Conventional loans we originate. With Arbor, you can simultaneously secure a senior loan and preferred equity under one roof, streamlining your experience throughout the lifecycle of your loan.

Analysis

Top U.S. Multifamily Rent Growth Markets — Q1 2025

The U.S. multifamily market continued to settle into a more normalized cycle during the first quarter of 2025, as well-positioned investors began to take advantage of new opportunities in an uncertain economic environment.

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Linor Shohet

Managing Director, Associate General Counsel

Linor Shohet provides legal support for Arbor’s capital markets, M&A, joint ventures and other strategic corporate transactions. She also provides legal oversight of CLO transactions and acts as principal in-house counsel for our Treasury department, supporting bank financing arrangements, including secured and unsecured credit facilities, warehouse lines, letter of credit facilities and repurchase lines.

Ms. Shohet joined Arbor as an Associate General Counsel in 2015. Her responsibilities included legal representation of Arbor, both as a borrower and seller, in connection with its bank financing arrangements; performing full-scope due diligence and covenant reviews to ensure compliance with Arbor’s credit facilities; and providing legal support to Arbor’s securitization transactions. Prior to coming to Arbor, Ms. Shohet was an Associate at Blank Rome LLP.

Ms. Shohet holds a Juris Doctor from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and French from Washington University in St. Louis.