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Map It with Our New Duty to Serve Tool
We've created a new Duty to Serve Mapping Tool to help lenders create more affordable housing across the nation.
Sep 19, 2019
Mission-Driven Mapping
Check out our new LIHTC mapping tool — and see how and where we're investing in the nation's affordable housing and strengthening communities.
Sep 18, 2019
New Purchase Caps, Same Affordable Mission
Learn more about what the upcoming quarters hold for our business.
Sep 12, 2019
In Guam: Our First Affordable Housing Investment
We work hard to serve every corner of the U.S. rental housing market. So we are proud to make our first $30 million affordable housing investment on the island of Guam.
Research
Sep 26, 2019
California Community Development with Mary Kaiser
40 million residents, rural and urban landscapes, and homelessness. Just a few of the factors in California's affordability crisis.
Sep 18, 2019
Diminishing Affordability with Kevin Burke
A lot of people think about rental affordability as a big city issue. So what is the correlation between population growth and affordability?
Sep 4, 2019
Natural Disasters with Gina Thompson
What are the impacts of natural disasters on the multifamily housing market?
News Releases
Oct 15, 2019
Freddie Mac Prices $691 Million Multifamily K-Deal, K-LU2
Freddie Mac recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ( K Certificates ), which are multifamily mortgage-backed securities. The company expects to issue approximately $691 million in K Certificates (K-LU2...
Oct 10, 2019
Freddie Mac Prices $489 Million Multifamily KG-Deal, K-G02
Freddie Mac recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ( K Certificates ), which are multifamily mortgage-backed securities. The company expects to issue approximately $489 million in K Certificates (K-G02...
Oct 10, 2019
Freddie Mac’s New Duty to Serve Mapping Tool Helps Lenders and Investors Create and Preserve More Affordable Housing Across the Country
Freddie Mac Multifamily today unveiled a new mapping tool to help lenders identify investment opportunities in underserved markets throughout the country. The mapping tool, which is part of Freddie Mac’s Duty to Serve Plan, synchronizes...
Viewpoints
Strong and Steady - and Even Better
We've proved that our servicing standard is strong and steady - but adaptable to the changing multifamily lending environment. Find out how we're always raising the bar.
SVP Asset Management and Operations
Multifamily 2019 Midyear Outlook
In our research, we find that strong economic growth and the robust labor market continue to support the strength in the multifamily market. 2018 ended much stronger than anticipated with near record absorptions and stronger rent growth compared with the prior few years.
VP Research & Modeling
Let's Go Further
Since we launched Optigo℠ earlier this year, the name that once drew many questions has become a natural part of our daily business conversation. We use it every day as we talk about the advantages of our Optigo loans, the reach of our Optigo network and the special relationship between Freddie Mac and Optigo lenders. But we still get many questions about why we created the name and what it stands for.
VP Production & Sales