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  • Podcast | March 2, 2020

    Rental Trends with Whitney Airgood-Obrycki

    Vacancy rates continue to be low and the cost to rent is on the rise. So how do these factors contribute to rental demand? More

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  • Podcast | January 31, 2020

    Macro Trends with Sam Khater

    Real estate prices impact the average renter and homeowner, whether they realize it or not. More

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  • Podcast | January 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? More

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  • Outlook | January 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. More

    Steve Guggenmos
  • Insight | January 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. More

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  • Insight | January 10, 2020

    The November 2019 SBL Prepayment Report

    Over the past 12 months, we find that prepay speeds increased due to loan seasoning and lower prepay premiums. We expect prepayment activity to pick up going forward. More

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  • Podcast | January 8, 2020

    Changing Demographics with Jung Choi

    Children living with their parents and parents living with their children. Two different ends of the housing spectrum, but both trends are greatly affecting homeownership across the country. More

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  • Podcast | December 26, 2019

    Multifamily Trends with Chris Herbert

    Is housing affordability a supply problem or an income distribution problem? More

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  • Duty to Serve | December 20, 2019

    Furthering Opportunity in Areas of Concentrated Poverty

    Many of our nation's ACPs are in the midst of economic revitalization, which can benefit the community as long as affordable housing is not lost in the process. More

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  • Duty to Serve | December 12, 2019

    Affordable Housing in High Opportunity Areas Defined in State LIHTC QAPs

    How do high opportunity areas correlate to access to education, jobs, healthcare and transportation? More

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  • Duty to Serve | December 11, 2019

    2019 Analysis of Green Improvements in Workforce Housing

    What do green property improvements have to do with preserving the affordability of workforce rental housing? Plenty! More

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  • Podcast | December 6, 2019

    Legal Perspectives with Toger Swanson

    Live from Optigo 2019! Toger Swanson from Kutak Rock LLP joins Steve and Corey to discuss affordability challenges and emerging trends in the multifamily market. More

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  • Duty to Serve | December 5, 2019

    Shining a Spotlight on Underserved Markets in 2019

    The challenges of providing affordable housing are far-reaching and persistent. Freddie Mac's three-year Duty to Serve plan describes how we will help increase rental and homeownership opportunities... More

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  • Duty to Serve | December 3, 2019

    Affordable Housing in High Opportunity Areas

    High opportunity areas are found all over the country and are home to roughly 18% of the population. In this Duty to Serve report, we look at three properties to better understand local efforts and successes in developing affordable housing in high opportunity areas. More

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