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Small Multifamily Lending Volume Moves Steadily Higher

Small multifamily lending activity rose during the first half of 2026. According to the latest Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report from Arbor Realty Trust and Chandan Economics, originations on loans with original balances between $1 million and $9 million reached an annualized pace of $71.6 billion through the second quarter. At this pace, originations are running 2.8% above the $69.6 billion total for 2025, placing small multifamily on pace for a third consecutive annual increase.

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Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report Q3 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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SFR Rent Growth Accelerated and Expanded in First Half of 2026

Single-family rental (SFR) conditions strengthened during the first half of 2026, with rents rising across all 50 of the nation’s largest metros between December 2025 and June 2026. Growth was broad-based but uneven, with many Northeast and Midwest markets outperforming major Sun Belt metros.

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Multifamily Completions Shift to Larger, Lower-Rise Properties

This year’s data show that while multifamily completions moderated from 2024’s elevated pace, the sector’s shift toward larger properties continued. At the same time, larger has not necessarily meant taller, as lower-rise buildings continue to account for most new multifamily completions.

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Dr. Sam Chandan’s Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report Takeaways

In his latest Arbor Realty Trust video, Dr. Sam Chandan, a leading commercial real estate scholar, shares his insights into the findings of our latest Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics. The noted NYU professor outlines the market-level results of the Arbor-Chandan Opportunity Matrix, which spotlights multifamily markets that offer optimal value to commercial real estate investors.

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Top Markets for Gen Z Household Formation Potential

Generation Z’s potential for household formation could soon reshape many U.S. metropolitan areas. From McAllen, TX, to Hartford, CT, explore the top multifamily markets where rental demand is set to rise as Gen Z leaves the nest.

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Thomas Montemage

Senior Vice President, Risk Management

Thomas Montemage is responsible for the direct oversight of the Agency Risk Management department. This team performs the Special Servicing for Arbor’s Agency loans and primarily interacts with Fannie Mae’s Special Asset Management and Real Estate Owned groups as well as Freddie Mac SBL securitizations. He also oversees the primary servicing of Arbor’s Private Label securitizations, Fixed-Rate Single-Family Rentals, and Private Investment loans.

Before returning to Arbor in 2017, Mr. Montemage was a Vice President at M&T Bank Corporation, where he managed commercial credit risk teams that had direct oversight of the bank’s commercial loan portfolio. Prior to that role, he worked in Arbor’s Agency Portfolio Management and Loan Surveillance departments.

Mr. Montemage received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Buffalo, State University of New York, and a Master of Business Administration at St. Bonaventure University. He earned a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2016.

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