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.

A new Fannie loan product offers lower pricing and more flexibility to conventional multifamily borrowers who voluntarily set aside units as workforce housing.

Servicers will be expected to continuously evaluate properties for early warning signs of life safety hazards or deferred maintenance.

Debby Jenkins, former head of multifamily at Freddie Mac, will now run affordable housing activities for Greystone.

Peter Lillestolen has been promoted to vice president, production and sales of targeted affordable housing, at Freddie Mac.

FHFA’s RFI on tenant protections attracted 3,522 comments, the vast majority from tenants voicing support. Industry groups argued that the economics of rent control just don’t work.

With a nonperforming loan sale, a reperforming loan sale and a social bond transaction, Fannie livened up an otherwise slow year.

FHFA joined the rest of the Biden administration in a government-wide effort to keep renters in their homes, but some stakeholders say one-size-fits-all solutions won’t work.

The new value denotes multifamily properties where the borrower sponsors affordable units in cost-burdened or very cost-burdened areas.

The anonymized data from the voluntary survey give multifamily property owners insight into how their energy and water use compares to similar properties in other parts of the country.