News & Research
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Customer News
Multifamily All-Stars: Steve Lansbury
Freddie Mac Multifamily has a full roster of All-Stars: team players who go further for our company and our customers. Meet Steve Lansbury, Senior Vice President of Underwriting and Credit.
Mar 18, 2019
New Refinance and Affordability Tests Now Available
A new Refinance Test is effective March 7. Read more.
Mar 14, 2019
$500 Million Milestone: Investing in LIHTC Affordable Housing
We've surpassed the $500 million mark in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) investments in just our first year reentering the market.
Mar 14, 2019
Benchmarking Guidance for Your Green Loans
Green made clear: Our new docs provide guidance on benchmarking data collection and submission
Research
Mar 19, 2019
What's Next for OppZones?
Opportunity Zones will influence multifamily market activity in low-income markets across the country in the coming years and will likely be a focus area of researchers, developers, investors and policymakers.
Jan 11, 2019
Multifamily 2019 Outlook
In our research, we find that performance in the multifamily market remained healthy during 2018, despite high levels of new supply entering the market. We expect this trend to continue into 2019, but with more modest growth in comparison to recent years.
Oct 23, 2018
Shining a Spotlight on Underserved Markets
As part of our Duty to Serve plan, we're releasing eight reports that focus on the opportunities and challenges to providing affordable multifamily housing throughout the country.
News Releases
Apr 17, 2019
Freddie Mac-CAHEC LIHTC Equity Fund Invests $50 Million in Affordable Housing for Rural and Underserved Communities
Freddie Mac announced today it has closed a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund with CAHEC and initiated several investments within the fund....
Apr 12, 2019
Freddie Mac Prices $1.3 Billion Multifamily K-Deal, K-734
Freddie Mac recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ( K Certificates ), which are backed by underlying collateral consisting of fixed-rate multifamily mortgages with predominantly 7-year terms....
Apr 12, 2019
Freddie Mac Announces Pricing of $553 Million Multifamily Small Balance Loan Securitization
Freddie Mac announces the pricing of the SB61 offering, a multifamily mortgage-backed securitization backed by small balance loans underwritten by Freddie Mac and issued by a third-party trust....
Viewpoints
Assessing Rental Burden in Metropolitan Areas
Rental affordability is a significant challenge for metropolitan statistical areas across the United States. Our research shows that supply just hasn't kept pace with demand in many metros, and that's pushing affordable rents out of reach for millions of American families.
VP Research & Modeling
When Opportunity Knocks, We Open Doors
Housing affordability is an uphill battle – but the SBL team will not be deterred.
Multifamily Underwriting Senior Director
Breaking Records, Going Further
We had another outstanding year and I encourage all our lenders, servicers, investors, borrowers and staff to enjoy a quick moment of pride from all that we accomplished together.
SVP Production & Sales