Senior debt, a foundational element of most multifamily property acquisitions and developments, rarely covers the full capital requirement. To bridge the gap between what senior lenders offer and what sponsors need, many borrowers pursue mezzanine financing, which provides greater leverage and more control.
The single-family rental (SFR) sector once again demonstrated strength and durability last quarter amid a general softening of the for-sale home market. Arbor Realty Trust’s Single-Family Rental Investment Trends Report Q4 2025, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics, leverages first-class data analysis to show why SFR’s investment return profile has grown more attractive in the last year.
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) allocations are about to grow following funding extensions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law in July. With market-based borrowing costs also declining, the affordable rental sector could be on the verge of its most accommodative financing environment in years.
In this new video, Dr. Sam Chandan, one of the commercial real estate industry’s leading scholars, shares his expert insight on Arbor Realty Trust’s latest Special Report, developed in partnership with Chandan Economics.
The long-term outlook for small multifamily remains decisively positive, supported by attractive pricing and strong demand for market-rate housing.
Alongside our award-winning work, Arbor Realty Trust’s nationwide staff consistently gives back to the communities where we live and work. This fall, several of our teams rolled up their sleeves to assist Habitat for Humanity chapters in Miami and Boston with housing initiatives that are making a difference locally.
Rental housing’s long-term investment outlook remains head and shoulders above its peers, driven by structural supply constraints and steady demand growth, finds the 2026 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report. Explore this trend and other key takeaways from the 47th edition of Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PwC’s influential industry report.
Small multifamily assets have begun to settle into a consistent pattern of growth following two years of price corrections. Building on the findings of Arbor Realty Trust’s Small Multifamily Investment Trends Report Q4 2025, our research teams look more closely at recent pricing trends and the factors driving the turnaround.
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An experienced developer of luxury single-family rental (SFR) communities had begun construction on a 250-unit luxury build-to-rent (BTR) community in San Antonio, TX, poised to be the largest community of its kind in the metro. To continue construction velocity, the borrower was looking for ground-up construction financing to fund the development, with the goal of refinancing to a permanent agency loan once construction was completed and the property was stabilized. At the time, there were limited financing options in the SFR space. The borrower reached out to Arbor for assistance due to the strong relationship and previous successful projects together.