Research
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.
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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. More
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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. More
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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. More
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Oct 22, 2018
What Do You Think Is More Affordable?
If you've struggled to pay your rent recently, know that you're not alone. New Research by Freddie Mac Multifamily reveals that a majority of renters – 66 percent – reported difficulty affording their rent at some point over the past two years. More
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Oct 12, 2018
Introducing Multifamily Housing Performance Data
For the first time, we're pulling back the curtain to reveal Freddie Mac internal data on rental trends. More
Viewpoints
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Apr 3, 2019Assessing Rental Burden in Metropolitan Areas
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Mar 25, 2019When Opportunity Knocks, We Open Doors
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Jan 23, 2019Breaking Records, Going Further