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Lifestyle Renters Put a New Spin on The American Dream

Four in 10 renters in large multifamily apartment communities do not envision homeownership as a part of their American Dream, a survey by Entrata recently found. Instead, lifestyle renters opt for newly constructed, high-quality rental housing with many of the typical amenities of homeownership without its traditional downsides.

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Multifamily Households Set Yet Another Record

Multifamily households reached a new high for the third consecutive year in 2023, extending a growth spurt that began after the 2008 housing crisis. With strong tailwinds at its back, multifamily’s latest record may not stand for very long.

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Arbor’s Top Articles of 2024: Multifamily Investment Opportunities Emerge

The U.S. multifamily market held steady in a more normalized cycle during 2024, following the pandemic-related economic contraction and its rapid recovery. Rental demand remained strong, driven by the ongoing nationwide housing shortage and robust wage growth, as younger generations continued to embrace lifestyle renting.

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Government Shutdown: What Multifamily Borrowers Need to Know

Unless an 11th-hour agreement is reached, an impasse will trigger the first U.S. government shutdown since 2019. Starting December 21, 2024, many non-essential federal government operations will be limited or suspended, but most multifamily financing activities will not be disrupted.

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Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q4 2024

With home prices nearing all-time highs, single-family rental (SFR) housing is uniquely positioned to capture an even larger slice of the for-sale market. As structured capital markets rebound, SFR will benefit from a set of tailwinds that include robust levels of new construction and favorable trends in cap rates and debt yields. Arbor’s Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, shows why this sector’s prospects are so strong.

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Arbor Sponsors LGBTQIA+ Career Growth Events

Building on an organizational commitment to the inclusion of individuals from all backgrounds, Arbor — in partnership with the Real Estate Pride Council and Dr. Sam Chandan, Founder of Chandan Economics, Founding Director, NYU Stern School of Business C.H. Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance, and Co-Chair of the Real Estate Pride Council — hosted a speed networking event in Manhattan on November 20 for local LGBTQIA+ students and commercial real estate mentors.

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Sean Lucy

Senior Vice President, Structured Finance Underwriter
Sean Lucy

Sean Lucy is responsible for the structuring, underwriting and closing of Arbor’s more complex, high-profile transactions as well as those requiring an enhanced level of analysis, diligence and understanding.

Mr. Lucy joined Arbor as Vice President, Structured Finance Underwriter, in 2017. In this role, he performed all aspects of financial analysis, underwriting and loan structuring, including statement analysis, risk assessment, projections, sensitivity analysis, industry and management assessments, collateral analysis and credit approval documentation. He has worked on numerous portfolios and some of the largest transactions Arbor’s Bridge group has executed. Before coming to Arbor, Mr. Lucy was a Director at Park Bridge Financial, LLC. He also held positions at Merrill Lynch and Black Equities Group, LTD.

Mr. Lucy holds a Master of Business Administration from the Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Stanford University.

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