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Customer News
Home for the Brave
With financing from Freddie Mac Multifamily and Berkadia, one nonprofit is providing homeless veterans with housing and newfound hope.
Jun 19, 2020
CMBS Deal of the Year
K-F73 paved the way for the US securitization market to manage the switch to SOFR.
Jun 18, 2020
Housing in Underserved Markets
We support manufactured housing, rural housing and affordable housing preservation where it's needed most.
Jun 12, 2020
Historic Investment in Tulsa Creates New Housing
A major effort is underway to revitalize a riverside Tulsa, Oklahoma community and provide affordable housing.
Research
Jun 30, 2020
June Securitization Forbearance Report
This report details forbearance requests in June and how these relate to our securitizations.
Jun 17, 2020
Affordability Challenges with Carol Galante
What are the real costs of building affordable housing?
Jun 3, 2020
Strong Foundations with Katherine McKay
Everyone benefits when families have affordable, stable housing.
News Releases
Jun 29, 2020
Freddie Mac Multifamily Announces New COVID-19 Forbearance Options and Tenant Protections
Freddie Mac Multifamily today announced it has created three supplemental forbearance relief options to assist borrowers who currently have a forbearance plan in place and...
Jun 25, 2020
Freddie Mac’s Apartment Investment Market Index Experienced Strong Growth Driven by Falling Mortgage Rates
The Freddie Mac Multifamily Apartment Investment Market Index ® (AIMI ® ) rose by 1.8% in Q1 2020 after a modest quarterly decline (1.4%) in Q4 2019. The growth was largely driven by mortgage rates decreasing by 21 bps and supported by...
Jun 18, 2020
Freddie Mac Prices $1 Billion Multifamily K-Deal, K-110
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 10-year terms....
Viewpoints
Mission Uninterrupted
All Americans have seen their lives affected by the coronavirus in some way. Much has changed with this pandemic, but Freddie Mac's mission has not.
EVP & Head of Multifamily
Multifamily 2020 Outlook
Performance in the multifamily market was strong during 2019 and is expected to remain healthy into 2020, but with the potential for moderated growth in comparison to recent years.
VP Research & Modeling
Don’t Stop Believing - 5 Years of SBL
The official start of the Small Balance Loan (SBL) program at Freddie Mac preceded me by about 5 months.
VP Small Balance Loan Business