Brooklyn, NY According to Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., Austin Walker has handled two loans totaling $6.201 million:
• An eight-unit multifamily property, anchored by a commercial-use ground floor, received $4.62 million funded under the Arbor CMBS Loan product line. The 10-year refinance loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule and provides equity recapture for future acquisitions.
• An 18-unit multifamily property in Yonkers received $1.581 million funded under the Fannie Mae Small Loan product line. The 7-year acquisition loan amortizes on a 30-year schedule.
New York tri-state multifamily investors are increasingly reallocating capital to less-regulated markets across the U.S. as rent control and legislative risk erode returns at home. With over 60% of New York City’s rental housing stock classified as rent-stabilized, the traditional value-add model — buying under-performing buildings,