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Where Labor Market Momentum Outpaces the National Average

Labor market conditions are a foundational driver of rental housing demand, influencing tenant stability and household growth. While the national pace of hiring has moderated, the economies of many metropolitan areas continue to outperform. Expanding on Arbor’s latest Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report, our research teams highlight the local dynamics supporting growth in several of the country’s strongest-performing multifamily markets.

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U.S. Multifamily Market Snapshot — May 2026

The U.S. multifamily sector continued to build momentum at the start of 2026. Rent growth moved into positive territory, and a moderating construction pipeline showed that vacancy may have reached its cycle peak.

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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Rank Arbor Among Top Multifamily Lenders for 2025

Arbor’s track record of top finishes across multifamily agency rankings reflects the depth of our financing capabilities, the strength of our industry partnerships, and our disciplined, detail-driven approach to execution. Longstanding relationships with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) — built over many years of close collaboration — enable our team to deliver strong borrower outcomes across market cycles, reinforcing Arbor’s position as one of the top multifamily lenders in 2025.

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Senior Renters Prefer Multifamily Housing and City Living

Senior renters are increasingly choosing multifamily housing, with more than half now living in these rental properties, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Where they live — both by property type and by metropolitan area — provides insight into how housing preferences, local market conditions, and migration patterns shape rental housing demand.

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Arbor’s Tree Planting Program Spans Four Decades and Two Continents

Arbor is proud to have planted thousands of trees in the past 40 years – nearly 22,000 in the past five years alone – and we’re still going strong. Since day one, Arbor’s focus on community-building, which grew from the forward-thinking vision of Chairman, CEO, and President Ivan Kaufman, has defined the company’s direction and driven its philanthropic activities.

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Renters Now Represent 80% of Household Growth

Renters accounted for roughly four-in-five new households last year, demonstrating how much rental demand has climbed while the for-sale housing market remains soft. Based on an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, Arbor Realty Trust and Chandan Economics examine how rental and homeowner growth in 2025 compare and outline the economic factors supporting the rise in demand across multifamily and single-family rental (SFR) housing.

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Michael Franzoni

Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, Agency Lending

Mike Franzoni manages the daily operations of the sales and trading desk in the Capital Markets department. He is responsible for trade execution and all pricing matters with respect to Arbor’s Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) loans. Mr. Franzoni has expanded Arbor’s trading distribution network by more than two-fold and is responsible for fostering relationships with trading counterparties and the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE).

In his nearly two-decade career, Mr. Franzoni previously served as the Director of Sales and Trading at Orix Real Estate Capital (currently Lument) and as head trader with Arbor before that, where he centralized the company’s capital markets activities. He began his career on Deloitte’s structured finance team, then transitioned into investment banking roles at Dillon Read and UBS Securities where he led and marketed multi-billion-dollar private-label CMBS securitizations.

Mr. Franzoni earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Baruch College and is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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