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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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Mario Arena

Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Agency Lending Legal
Mario Arena

Mario Arena acts as the primary servicing attorney for the Agency Asset Management, Securitized SFR, and Securitized Arbor Private Label mortgage loan teams. He is responsible for ensuring compliance with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, and FHA guidelines. He works closely with Risk Management to mitigate risk on defaulted loans and advises on foreclosure, bankruptcy, and other workout options.

Mr. Arena has been an attorney focused on mortgage servicing in the multifamily housing market for more than 15 years. Prior to joining Arbor in 2018, he was a private practice attorney.

Mr. Arena has a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Western New England University and a Juris Doctor from Western New England University School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine.

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