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Nearly All Metros Post Positive Rent Gains

National rent growth in the single-family rental (SFR) sector remained strong and consistent in 2025 as market-level pricing momentum was broad-based and robust, according to an analysis of newly released data from the Zillow Observed Rent Index. Year-end annual rent gains averaged 2.9%, down from 4.1% in 2024, marking the most modest increase since 2015. But even as the intensity of SFR rent growth abated last year, its reach was extensive, with 98 of the 100 largest markets posting year-over-year gains.

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Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report Q1 2026

Arbor Realty Trust’s Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report Q1 2026, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, shows that lending activity in the sector increased for the second consecutive year amid a sharp increase in refinancings. Even with persistently high interest rates and rigorous underwriting standards, small multifamily entered the first quarter on steady footing.

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Regional Multifamily Cap Rates Converge

Multifamily cap rates remain stable nationally, even as regional pricing diverged through the end of last year. While some regions saw compression and others late-stage repricing, regional cap rates show less variation as affordability-driven migration and capital reallocation compressed yield gaps.

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U.S. Multifamily Market Snapshot — February 2026

The U.S. multifamily market finished 2025 with growing optimism and resilience. Investment volume accelerated to a three-year high, bolstered by greater interest rate clarity and the tightest cap rates across major real estate sectors.

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Single-Family Homes for Rent Reach 7-Year High

The number of households renting single-family homes rose 1.7% in 2025, reaching a seven-year high, according to a new Arbor Realty Trust and Chandan Economics forecast, based on an analysis of newly released U.S. Census Bureau data. Since the pandemic, the single-family rental (SFR) sector has stabilized, reversing recent household losses and regaining momentum.

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New Affordable Housing Policies Expected to Expand Capital Access

The latest report in Arbor Realty Trust’s Affordable Housing Trends series, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, explores lingering challenges and new opportunities in this critically important multifamily real estate sector. In a new video, Dr. Sam Chandan, one of the commercial real estate industry’s leading scholars, shares his take on the new research report and what its findings could mean for the future of affordable housing finance.

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Why Tenant Retention Drives Value for Multifamily Investors

With homebuying out of reach for many, more tenants are staying in the rental market longer than in previous cycles. This dynamic offers multifamily investors a strategic opportunity to focus on tenant retention, according to Dr. Sam Chandan, one of the commercial real estate industry’s leading scholars, who recently shared his expert insights on the 2026 Housing Outlook webinar with RentRedi.

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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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