News Releases
Freddie Mac Study Finds Cost Barriers May Prevent Usage of Housing Choice Vouchers
Freddie Mac Multifamily today published the results of an analysis that examined challenges facing low-income renters as they seek to use Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs). The report examined challenges to voucher usage, including the role...
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November 21, 2024
Freddie Mac To Bring Tax-Exempt Loan CMBS Product to Municipal Investors
Freddie Mac Multifamily today announced a new CUSIP registration capability to better align its ML-Deal offerings for both... More
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November 18, 2024
Freddie Mac Multifamily Loan Purchase Cap for 2025 is $73 Billion
Freddie Mac Multifamily’s loan purchase cap for 2025 will be $73 billion. The cap is set by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) largely based on projections for the... More
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September 18, 2024
Freddie Mac Multifamily Apartment Investment Market Index Inches Up Nationwide in Second Quarter of 2024
The Freddie Mac Multifamily Apartment Investment Market Index® (AIMI®) rose nationwide by 0.3% quarter over quarter and 2.2% year over year, according to data released today.... More
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August 28, 2024
Freddie Mac Multifamily Announces Lease Standards Policy Framework
Freddie Mac Multifamily today published an overview of its policy framework to require minimum lease standards at multifamily properties with a new enterprise-backed loan.... More
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July 23, 2024
Freddie Mac Multifamily’s 2024 Midyear Outlook Forecasts Low Rent Growth Amid High-Supply Headwinds
Freddie Mac’s newly released 2024 Midyear Outlook forecasts multifamily performance to remain muted for the remainder of the year as the market works through a historically high supply of new units.... More
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June 27, 2024
Freddie Mac Launches Multifamily Giant PCs
Freddie Mac Multifamily today announced the company will soon launch a new product offering, Multifamily Giant Participation Certificates (Multifamily Giant PCs), which... More
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June 17, 2024
Freddie Mac Multifamily to Offer Social Bonds Issuance Supporting Housing for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Freddie Mac Multifamily today announced that it will soon go to market with the issuance of $186 million in Social Bonds supporting 641 rental homes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across 26 states.... More
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June 13, 2024
In Sharp Reversal of Recent Decline, Freddie Mac Multifamily Apartment Investment Market Index Rises in First Quarter of 2024
The Freddie Mac Multifamily Apartment Investment Market Index® (AIMI®) rose by 8.7% in the first quarter of 2024 as well as over the full year, with the annual index up 8.1%. The AIMI’s quarterly rise occurred nationwide and in all 25... More
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April 16, 2024
Freddie Mac Multifamily Announces More Than $20 Billion in Impact Bonds Issued Since Program Inception
Freddie Mac Multifamily’s Impact Bonds program has issued over $20 billion in Green, Social and Sustainability bonds since the program’s creation in 2019.... More