Bolstered by robust build-to-rent (BTR) activity, the single-family rental (SFR) sector continued to display strength even as the residential housing market moderated. Arbor’s Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q2 2025, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, provides original research and analysis of key performance metrics for investors to take a closer look at a sector on the rise.

With interest rate pressure easing, quality multifamily investment opportunities have emerged from coast to coast, making identifying the optimal location essential. A roadmap for investors, Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report 2024, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, ranks the top 50 metropolitan markets found through an analysis of 10 key factors, including affordability, population growth, and climate risk.
Key Findings:
- Nashville is 2024’s top metropolitan market for multifamily investment due to its solid performance fundamentals, robust population growth, and rapidly growing technology, healthcare, and tourism sectors.
- Affordable Midwestern markets performed strongly in this year’s rankings, while many of the nation’s largest cities finished lower.
- Austin and Phoenix finished second and third, respectively — underscoring that structural strengths can outweigh short-term housing supply imbalances.