ALEX Chatter

New York, NY Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC has launched ALEX Chatter, the multifamily industry’s source for small balance multifamily investment research, analysis and transaction news. ALEX Chatter was developed as the research and news blog of Arbor LoanExpress. Free to subscribers, ALEX Chatter is designed to fill the info gap that previously existed for the small balance multifamily market, which encompasses typically $1 million to $7 million transactions.

Featuring exclusive, in-depth, small balance investment and market data from Chandan Economics, ALEX Chatter also offers visitors targeted news covering the sector’s acquisition and financing deals straight from GlobeSt.com plus helpful investment knowledge and advice from Elite Apartment Coaching, a consulting company that helps individuals invest in multifamily real estate.

Please visit ALEX Chatter and discover its latest research, analysis and news, including the Spring 2016 Small Balance Multifamily Investment Trends Report, featuring an examination of financing trends, lending volume, cap rates and debt yields, among other useful data. In addition, please check out the ALEX Chatter Video Introduction, featuring Dr. Sam Chandan.

“For investors, there has historically been a significant amount of quality research available for larger multifamily assets on both a nationwide and market-by-market basis. However, such data does not exist for those multifamily investors targeting smaller, lower-cost assets, leaving them without proper information to back their business strategies,” said Ivan Kaufman, chairman and CEO of Arbor. “ALEX Chatter was built to address such a research and data deficiency and enable owners and brokers to make smarter, more informed decisions.”

Chandan Economics is ALEX Chatter’s research partner, and has utilized its expertise as one of the country’s leading providers of commercial real estate mortgage data and analytics to uncover highly targeted information that more accurately and appropriately serves the small balance multifamily market.

“Smaller multifamily assets perform differently than their larger counterparts, both in terms of their investment performance and fundamentals. Up until this point, industry research has focused primarily on larger apartment buildings typically in the urban core. ALEX Chatter breaks new ground in this regard, shedding light on the drivers of smaller property performance,” said Dr. Sam Chandan, chief economist and founder of Chandan Economics. “More specific research on the small balance market will yield better information on small asset performance, the dynamics of small balance liquidity and borrower needs as well as renter demand and demographics.”