Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.

Real estate investment trust that lends on multifamily and rental properties

What Arbor Realty Trust does

Arbor Realty Trust lends money to real estate investors, mostly owners of apartment buildings, single-family rental homes and other commercial properties in the U.S. It makes short-term loans that help buyers acquire or improve properties. It also originates and services longer-term loans that are sold to government-sponsored agencies.

How Arbor Realty Trust makes money

It earns interest income on its bridge, mezzanine and preferred equity investments, and earns fees from originating, selling and servicing agency and single-family rental loans. As a REIT, it pays out most of its taxable income to shareholders as dividends.

Products & services

• Multifamily bridge loans
• Mezzanine loans
• Preferred equity investments
• Agency loan origination and servicing (GSE loans)
• Single-family rental (SFR) financing
• Real estate joint ventures