The platform will seek to capitalize on the compelling market dynamics in
the primarily multifamily sector created by the growing renter base, strong job growth and limited new supply.
The OCC continued to single out
multifamily lending this year, saying that bank financial data from 2016 indicated growth in commercial real estate lending, «led by the
multifamily housing
sector and centered in the construction of luxury apartments
primarily in the Northeastern and Western regions of the United States.»