Thousands of stakeholders responded to FHFA’s RFI on the prospect of the GSEs establishing tenant protections for the multifamily properties they back. Most respondents were tenants.

Freddie executed its first five-year K-deals since 2016 and its first single-asset single-borrower securities in two years.

At FHFA’s direction, the GSEs have been working to ensure lenders can identify condo projects that are ineligible due to deferred maintenance or characteristics like excess commercial space or investor concentration.

Although the GSEs financed fewer affordable units in small multifamily properties, the number of affordable units in Fannie- and Freddie-financed high-rises and garden apartments spiked from 170,000 to 248,000.

Sources tell Inside The GSEs that loans brokered by New York-based multifamily lender are currently ineligible for delivery to Freddie Mac.

FHFA Director Sandra Thompson said workforce housing exemptions should still encourage multifamily borrowers to preserve affordable housing for “extended periods.”

More than 240,000 renters in properties with Fannie-backed loans reported their rent payments to credit bureaus using the Fannie pilot. Some 58% of them saw their FICO scores increase as a result.

The mortgage giant executed five credit-risk transfer transactions in the space of a week.

Freddie takes steps to ensure its older multifamily housing stock is in adequate repair. This is particularly crucial for properties in affordable housing programs.

Fannie’s decision to lower the downpayment requirement for loans on two- to four-unit multifamily properties should boost investment in this key source of affordable housing.