Senior renters are increasingly choosing multifamily housing, with more than half now living in these rental properties, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Where they live — both by property type and by metropolitan area — provides insight into how housing preferences, local market conditions, and migration patterns shape rental housing demand.
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The single-family rental (SFR) sector continued to demonstrate resilience in early 2026, even as home price appreciation cooled.
Renters accounted for roughly four-in-five new households last year, demonstrating how much rental demand has climbed while the for-sale housing market remains soft. Based on an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, Arbor Realty Trust and Chandan Economics examine how rental and homeowner growth in 2025 compare and outline the economic factors supporting the rise in demand across multifamily and single-family rental (SFR) housing.
Arbor Realty Trust’s Top Markets for Multifamily Investment Report, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, weighed 25 variables within 10 categories to pinpoint the large metropolitan areas that are this spring’s most attractive locations for commercial real estate investment.
In many urban areas, densely concentrated housing, strong transit networks, and walkable neighborhoods offer residents viable environmentally friendly commuting alternatives. Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, Arbor Realty Trust and Chandan Economics examined commuting patterns of workers living in multifamily rental housing in the nation’s largest metropolitan areas to identify where renters rely least on private cars to travel to the office.
Arbor Realty Trust, a long-term partner of Project Destined, is once again reaffirming our commitment to the next generation of commercial real estate leaders by participating in two new programs this spring that will provide students with invaluable insight into multifamily real estate and single-family rental (SFR) financing.
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Inman Equities, a repeat Arbor borrower, was looking for a bridge loan to finance the acquisition and conversion of a student housing property into a market-rate traditional multifamily development. Once the property was stabilized, Inman Equities wanted to pursue permanent financing for a property they felt had tremendous upside potential. The borrower was also interested in making Canyon Park Apartments a “green” community with financing that would reduce energy and water consumption.
First, Arbor’s Eugene Yanovskiy, VP, Sales, worked with Inman Equities to secure an Arbor Bridge Loan to finance the acquisition, conversion, and rehab of a Tallahassee, FL, student housing development. After the property was converted to market-rate multifamily housing, Yanovskiy partnered with Inman Equities again to secure a Fannie Mae Standard DUS® loan to permanently finance the property. Canyon Park Apartments was also enrolled in Fannie Mae Green Rewards, a program that provides more favorable pricing and funds green upgrades that reduce a property’s carbon footprint.
Inman Equities secured $29.5 million in financing to renovate, remodel, and enhance the student housing development, which would become an apartment community with shared amenities, such as a pool, pickleball courts, and outdoor grilling stations. Arbor’s strong industry relationships made the process seamless and timely. After enrolling in Green Rewards, Inman Equities received a lower interest rate and incentives to make environmentally friendly improvements that add value to the property.