Category: Thought Leadership

Finally, the Federal Reserve is awakening to the calls from the White House to reduce interest rates. The Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, was hesitant to lower rates because of the fear of inflation. During 2022-23 inflation spiked substantially in all sectors after COVID when local,

Architects, engineers, and design professionals begin each project with optimism, creativity, and good faith. Yet, too often, those ideals collide with clients who turn adversarial — breaching contracts, fabricating claims, or issuing threatening letters as leverage. These encounters

Real estate investors and developers have a new reason to pay attention to Opportunity Zones. The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), signed into law July 4, 2025, extends and updates the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program beginning in 2027. While the new version of the program

In commercial real estate finance, opportunities are often born of innovation. At Arbor Realty Trust, our capital markets strategy stems from an entrepreneurial spirit. In May 2025, we reached another milestone with the closing of a $802 million collateralized loan

Imagine a customer deciding on a company to do business with. They put your name into their computer’s search bar and results fill the page. What do they see? Most likely, they’ll see your website, hopefully as the first result, followed by any of your social media pages.

Due to the ongoing pandemic, many landlords are faced with an increasing number of distressed properties. The dramatic increase in unemployment and reduction in income for so many has led to a mass exodus out of Manhattan, an increase in the number of empty rental units