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Customer News
$1 Billion in LIHTC Equity Affordable Housing Investments
In communities across the nation, we're helping build affordable rental housing where it's most needed.
Read More$1 Billion in LIHTC Equity Affordable Housing Investments
Jan 8, 2020
Our Commitment to Workforce Housing
The need for affordable rental housing is greater than ever.
Dec 5, 2019
Changes to Our Loan Docs to Address Eminent Domain
We recently made changes to our Multifamily loan documents to address recent instances of Eminent Domain.
Dec 5, 2019
New Refinance Test Effective December 5
A new Refinance Test is available. Read more to see the changes.
Research
Jan 22, 2020
Multifamily Fundamentals with Jamie Woodwell
Low mortgage rates, strong property price appreciation and a larger multifamily debt market. Will we see more of the same in 2020?
Jan 13, 2020
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.
Jan 10, 2020
Introducing the Floating-Rate Prepayment Report
In this report, we leverage our own data and focus on the voluntary prepayment activity of our floating-rate K-Deals.
News Releases
Jan 23, 2020
Freddie Mac Prices $1.2 Billion Multifamily K-Deal, K-737
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....
Jan 21, 2020
Freddie Mac Prices $425 Million Multifamily Securities Offering
Freddie Mac recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates that are backed by multifamily loans sold to a third party and securitized by Freddie Mac. The company expects to issue approximately $425 million in K-I05...
Jan 21, 2020
Freddie Mac Reaches $1 Billion in LIHTC Equity Investments
Freddie Mac today announced it has topped the $1 billion mark in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity investments after reentering the...
Viewpoints
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
Clear Direction, Bright Future – Optigo 2019
2019 started as a year of change and uncertainty – and we appreciate that these twists and turns were a challenge for all of you, too. But our agility served us well, and now that the fog has lifted, we have a clear strategy forward.
SVP Production & Sales