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Affordable Housing Trends Report Fall 2025

As the cost of living in the U.S. climbs, the shortage of affordable housing is a persistent challenge for many communities. While progress has been uneven to date, Arbor Realty Trust and Chandan Economics document federal and state initiatives aimed at creating positive change. In a sector known for its strength, stability, and consistency, new and old affordable housing opportunities are converging as the nation accelerates construction.

Conventional Forwards

FRDDIE MAC® Conventional Forwards   Arbor’s Freddie Mac® Conventional Forwards encourage the creation of new housing supply by providing takeout certainty to developers and construction lenders, helping to address long-term supply shortages that limit affordability and housing choice. In an evolving multifamily lending environment, our Conventional Forwards provide clarity to the terms of the permanent debt needed when a property stabilizes after new construction or major rehabilitation.

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Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report Q4 2025

Arbor Realty Trust’s Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report Q4 2025, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, outlines the long-term positives reinforcing the sector’s growth amid macroeconomic uncertainty. With capital market activity poised to increase, small multifamily’s healthy fundamentals position it to trend higher in the next cycle.

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Find answers to common questions about multifamily and single-family rental real estate financing.

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Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report Fall 2025

As headwinds fade and transaction volume rises, market knowledge is a critical advantage to commercial real estate investors. The Arbor Realty Trust-Chandan Multifamily Opportunity Matrix analyzed a wide range of factors within the 50 largest U.S. metros to assess market strength and durability. From maturing, dynamic metros to affordable, opportunity-rich markets, our biannual report is a roadmap to the top locations for capital deployment.

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Bridge Lending Solutions: Efficient Financing for Savvy Sponsors

Sponsors today are increasingly choosing bridge lending solutions to capitalize on opportunities during the lease-up and stabilization phases, with multifamily completions projected to remain elevated through 2030. Bridge loans, when paired with a lender equipped to support your investment needs from construction through permanent financing, can effectively position borrowers for long-term success.

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Tracy Dennis

Managing Director, General Counsel, Agency and Arbor Private Label
Tracy Dennis

Tracy Dennis is responsible for overseeing and directing Arbor’s legal and closing process pertaining to the firm’s Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHA platforms, as well as the Arbor Private Label program. She is also an advisor to the Servicing and Asset Management team in addressing post-closing issues, delinquencies and workouts relative to these executions, and she is a member of the Fannie Mae DUS® Operations Subcommittee.

Most recently, Ms. Dennis was Managing Director, Head of Transaction Management & Counsel for Hunt Real Estate Capital, where she led the closing and transaction management departments in reference to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD and balance sheet executions.

Prior to that, Ms. Dennis was Senior Underwriting Counsel for First American Title Insurance Company and before that, served as Director, Fixed Income – Commercial Real Estate, for Credit Suisse Securities (USA).

Ms. Dennis received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor from New York Law School.

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