Tag: Fannie and Freddie
FHFA announces 2024 multifamily loan purchase caps
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that the 2024 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) will be...
MBA reports commercial mortgage delinquency rates on the rise
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported that delinquency rates are growing for commercial mortgages issued by 4 of the 5 classes of lenders they...
FHFA requests input on multifamily tenant protections
On May 30, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a Request for Input (RFI) on tenant protections at multifamily properties with mortgages backed...
CBRE sees slower lending in Q1
A recent report from CBRE says that their commercial mortgage lending momentum index fell in Q1, dropping 33 percent quarter-over-quarter and 53.5 percent year-over...
Banks increase holdings of multifamily mortgage debt in Q3
A Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) report on commercial and multifamily mortgage debt holdings shows that banks and thrifts again had by far the largest...
Multifamily mortgage debt rises in Q2 despite cuts
A Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) report on commercial and multifamily mortgage debt holdings in Q2 2022 shows that banks and thrifts had the largest...
Multifamily mortgage debt outstanding rises in Q1
A Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) report on commercial and multifamily mortgage debt shows that banks and thrifts again had the largest net increase in...
Multifamily mortgage originations higher in Q3
A report from the Mortgage Bankers’ Association (MBA) says that there was a significant rise in the originations of multifamily mortgages in Q3 both...
GSEs move toward privatization
FHFA says Fannie, Freddie must direct over one-third of multifamily loans towards affordable housing The Federal Housing Finance Agency will increase caps on the amount...
Fannie Mae releases April economic forecast
Fannie Mae recently released their reading on the economy for April, along with an economic forecast for key indicators through the end of 2020. Recent...
Housing finance reform: Here we go again
Now the Senate is stepping up. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Ida.) said he is making housing finance reforms a key focus area...
Freddie Mac assesses the multifamily housing market
Last Friday, FreddieMac released a report on the mid-year 2018 outlook for the multifamily housing market. The report looks back at where the market...
Freddie Mac talks housing market fundamentals
Recently Steve Guggenmos, Aaron Dunn and Sara Hoffman of Freddie Mac Multifamily recorded a podcast discussing multifamily housing market fundamentals. Reaching the top Hoffman reported that market...
Cool on Fannie, Freddie reform
Congress is mulling changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could mean big changes in the apartment investment market. The two financing giants handle...
Three-comma deal
Willy Walker, Walker & Dunlop Chairman and CEO, commented, “It is a true honor to have been selected by Greystar to finance the largest...
