Events and Education
Latest Events
Freddie Mac Multifamily staff speaking engagements or attendance at industry events are listed as they're confirmed.
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- Events
- Conventional Education
- TAH Education
- SBL Education
- Seniors Housing Education
- Servicer Education
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EventJanuary 12 – January 15CREFC January Miami, Florida
Freddie Mac Speakers:Jason Griest, Vice President, Multifamily Securitizations
Luba Kim-Reynolds, Senior Director, Investor Relations & ESG Initiatives
Sara Hoffmann, Senior Director, Multifamily Research Freddie Mac Attendees:Robert Koontz, Senior Vice President, Multifamily Capital Markets
Nathaniel Poteet, Senior Director, Multifamily Securitization
William Cheng, Senior Associate, Multifamily Securitization
Andrew Salomon, Associate, Multifamily Securitization
Maddie Wainwright, Associate, Multifamily Securitization
Sabrina Kersten, Senior Analyst, Multifamily Securitization
Phillip Goldberg, Senior Analyst, Multifamily Securitization
Nathan Dadi, Senior Analyst, Multifamily Securitization
Luke Watts, Associate, Multifamily Structuring
Samuel Mason, Senior Analyst, Multifamily Structuring
Chris Nakon, Professional, Investments & Portfolio Management
Cindy Schwartz, Senior Production Director, Targeted Affordable Housing
Annie Gong, Production Director, Targeted Affordable Housing
Steven Cato, Director, Multifamily Audits
Laurie Kadavy, Director, Surveillance
Naomi Stevenson, Senior, Loan Servicing
Ron Ferlazzo, Managing Associate General Counsel, Mortgage Securities
Ken Wang, Associate General Counsel, Mortgage Securities -
EventJanuary 22InterFace Denver Multifamily Denver, Colorado
Freddie Mac Attendees:Patrick Wallace, Director, Underwriting & Credit -
EventJanuary 27 – January 29ASHA Annual Meeting Phoenix, Arizona
Freddie Mac Attendees:Jeff Bagley, Production Manager, Seniors Housing
Kathy Ryser, Senior Underwriting Director, Seniors Housing
Ben Barash, Underwriting Manager, Seniors Housing -
EventJanuary 28 – January 302025 NMHC Annual Meeting Las Vegas, Nevada
Freddie Mac Attendees:Kevin Palmer, head of Multifamily
Bill Buskirk, Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President
Ian Ouwerkerk, Senior Vice President, Underwriting & Credit
Steve Johnson, Senior Vice President, Production & Sales
Meg McElgunn, Vice President, Conventional Production & Sales
Steve Lineberger, Vice President, Conventional Production & Sales
Kelly Chou, Senior Director, Conventional Production & Sales
Catherine Justice, Senior Director, Conventional Production & Sales
Preslava Kovatchevska, Senior Director, Conventional Production & Sales
John Stepien, Senior Director, Conventional Production & Sales
Alexandra Chardell, Director, Conventional Production & Sales
Kalie Angle, Director, Conventional Production & Sales
Brian Anderson, Director, Conventional Production & Sales
Eric Ealy, Director, Conventional Production & Sales
Doug Dallmeyer, Director, Conventional Production & Sales
Jim Dishmon, Director, Conventional Production & Sales
Carley Ferington, Manager, Production Operations
Adam Monti, Vice President, Underwriting & Credit (Conventional)
Caitlin Myhre, Vice President, Underwriting & Credit (RDC)
Rob Hammett, Senior Director, Underwriting & Credit
Pam Bates, Senior Director, Underwriting & Credit
Tim O'Neill, Vice President, Multifamily Real Estate Law
Leta Principe, Managing Associate General Counsel, MF Real Estate
Mike Case, Vice President, Multifamily Loan Pricing -
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EventFebruary 112025 GSE Credit Risk Transfer Conference Washington, DC
Freddie Mac Attendees:Ling Xu, Vice President, Investments & Portfolio Management
Brody Lessey, Senior Director, Investments & Portfolio Management -
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EventFebruary 26 – March 1NH&RA Annual Meeting Miami, Florida
Freddie Mac Attendees:Peter Lillestolen, Vice President, Targeted Affordable Housing
Conventional Education
Production and Pricing Overview
Learn more about specific products and the pricing process, including the quote sheet, servicing fee schedule and rate-lock.
Conventional Education
Organizational Chart Overview
Get an overview of the organizational chart process and insight into the factors that impact the org structure.
Conventional Education
Multifamily Appraisals 101
This primer covers important processes and requirements to support those working on Multifamily appraisal reports.
Conventional Education
2024 Optigo® Essentials: Conventional
Access the presentation decks for the spring workshops held in the Conventional regions (NE/CE/WE/SE).
Conventional Education
Multifamily Process Overview
Walk through the Freddie Mac Multifamily production and underwriting processes and how they contribute to our mission.
Targeted Affordable Housing
TAH Underwriting Basics
Walk through the TAH underwriting process from start to finish in this module.
Targeted Affordable Housing
TAH Product Basics
In this module, you'll learn the basics about the various affordable products Freddie Mac Multifamily offers.
Targeted Affordable Housing
Know Your Customer
Know Your Customer (KYC) is an important concept. Learn what it is and how to best complete an organizational chart with this module.
Targeted Affordable Housing
2024 Optigo® Essentials: TAH
Access the presentation deck for the TAH workshop held on May 22.
Targeted Affordable Housing
TAH Prescreen Submission
You'll learn best practices around the TAH prescreen submission process necessary to receive a quote on a new loan opportunity.
Small Balance Loan Education
2024 Optigo® Essentials: SBL
Access the presentation deck for the SBL workshop held on April 24.
Seniors Housing
Seniors Housing Medicaid Analysis
Make your loan submissions smoother by including the correct information and calculations for properties that include Medicaid units.
Seniors Housing
Continuing Care Retirement Communities with Entrance Fee
Learn about Continuing Care Retirement Communities and common factors for consideration when sizing and underwriting loans for these properties.
Seniors Housing
2024 Optigo® Essentials: Seniors Housing Workshop
Access the presentation deck for the Seniors Housing workshop held on February 29.
Seniors Housing
NIC Market & Inventory Analysis
Review the property comparable submission. Topics include rental and sales comparables, occupancy and construction/pipeline.
Seniors Housing
Quote Request Submissions
Get best practices on submitting a quote to the Freddie Mac Seniors Housing Team.
Seniors Housing
Loan Submission Template
Learn about specific items within the Loan Submission Template (LST) as they apply to Freddie Mac Seniors Housing. Topics include some items found in the Rent Roll tab and the Occupancy by Acuity tab.
Servicer Education
Q-Deal Servicer Curriculum
This curriculum gives Q-Deal servicers a detailed overview of how to service Freddie Mac Q-Deals. It covers hot topics and best practices on borrower consents, surveillance, legal, insurance, special servicing, loan servicing and compliance.
Servicer Education
2024 Optigo Essentials: Asset Management
Access the presentation for the Optigo Essentials: Asset Management workshop held on June 27.
Servicer Education
Optigo Fraud
Walk through the most current Freddie Mac Multifamily Seller/Servicer Guide requirements and consider case study scenarios related to fraud. We encourage all in the Optigo® network to complete this module.
Servicer Education