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Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q2 2026

The latest Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report from Arbor Realty Trust, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, examines a commercial real estate sector that has proved to be both stable and resilient. Supported by strong occupancy, positive rent growth, and loosening capital markets, SFR remains firmly grounded on a path of steady growth.

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Build-to-Rent Activity Stabilizes Above Historical Highs

As the single-family rental (SFR) sector has matured, build-to-rent (BTR) has become a key source of new supply. Purpose-built rental communities are absorbing demand from households seeking the space and privacy of single-family living without the financial or lifestyle commitments of homeownership. Newly released U.S. Census Bureau data show that while SFR/BTR construction continued to decline from its 2024 peak through year-end 2025, development activity remains elevated compared to historical norms.

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Why Leading with Authenticity in CRE is a Competitive Advantage

In commercial real estate, long-term financial partnerships drive deals. At the recent Real Estate Pride Roundtable in New York City, CRE leaders shared how living openly with their LGBTQ+ identities has allowed them to lead with authenticity in the boardroom and in life. This Pride Month, Arbor celebrates authenticity in the workplace.

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Dr. Sam Chandan’s State of Rental Housing Spring 2026

In a new video, Dr. Sam Chandan, a leading commercial real estate scholar, expands on the findings of Arbor Realty Trust’s latest Special Report, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics. He shares his expert insight into the state of rental housing in spring 2026. Chandan notes that multifamily is moving toward a state of balance as supply pressures ease and growth trends turn positive. The result, he said, is that selective opportunities are emerging for well-positioned investors in a climate “defined less by dislocation” and “more by normalization.”

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Renters Reassess Homeownership as Affordability Challenges Persist

Homeownership has been an aspiration of generations of Americans, but elevated prices, mortgage rates, and financing hurdles are complicating the typical path to owning a home. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s 2026 Survey of Consumer Expectations Housing Survey, renters are continuing to experience difficulty with mortgage financing and have more measured views about homeownership’s current investment potential. As households reassess the housing market, rental housing demand is the beneficiary.

Current Reports

Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report Q2 2026

Arbor Realty Trust’s latest Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, evaluates what’s driving this sector’s ongoing stability as macroeconomic conditions remain mixed. Loan originations rose last quarter, and valuations are rebounding, signaling that normalization is taking hold.

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Noah Passage

Associate, Sales
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Noah Passage provides assistance with originations of various loan products across Arbor’s platform, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, SFR, Bridge, CMBS, Mezzanine and Preferred Equity transactions. He joined Arbor in 2019 as an Agency Production Associate, and was promoted to Associate, Sales in 2022.

Mr. Passage has more than nine years of real estate industry experience. Prior to Arbor, he served as a Portfolio Analyst at Berkadia for their proprietary lending group. Before joining Berkadia, he monitored the credit performance of a portfolio of Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities for KBRA. Earlier in his career, he worked in acquisitions for a multifamily owner and operator. Mr. Passage is well-versed in the transaction lifecycle and has extensive experience in underwriting, financial modeling, and credit analysis.

Mr. Passage earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Temple University’s Fox School of Business.

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Conshohocken, PA

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