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• A Lesson in Student Housing Financing

  Walker & Dunlop’s Will Baker says financing options are plentiful in the student housing sector and should continue for the foreseeable future.

• Walker & Dunlop Buys CWCapital; Industry Reaction Muted

  Today's news that Walker & Dunlop entered into an agreement to buy CWCapital was greeted with mixed reactions from the apartment industry.

• Freddie's CME Has Some Growing Pains

  As the Capital Markets Execution program matures, some speed bumps are being felt on the back end of the process in the servicing of the loans.

• Uncertain Future of GSEs Challenges Both Lenders and Borrowers

  The uncertainty over the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac looms large over the multifamily finance industry, said panelists at a session on housing finance reform at the recent Apartment Finance Today Conference.

• GSEs Continue to Serve Multifamily Debt Market, As Competition is Slow to Make Strides

  The multifamily debt market is evolving toward a more diverse competitive landscape beyond Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but it's a slow evolution.

• Lock That Rate: The 10-Year Treasury Hits a New Low

  As the benchmark yield on the 10-year Treasury sinks to its lowest level in history, mortgage rates also hover at historic lows, helping to fuel transaction velocity.

• Agency Lenders Increasingly Cultivate Life Company Executions

  Many Fannie, Freddie, and FHA lenders are now building up thier life company correspondent relationships both to offer customers more choices, and to protect themselves against the uncertainty surrounding the GSEs.

• Fannie Grows More Competitive on Student Housing

  After suffering a huge decline in its student housing market share, Fannie Mae recently made an underwriting change to its program that should open up many more opportunities for its lenders.

• CMBS Sector Creeps Up on the GSEs

  CMBS pricing has steadily dropped this year, so much so that some conduits are now quoting rates on high-end acquisition deals that are comparable to what Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are offering.

• Multifamily Lenders Increasingly Hitch Wagons to Investment Sales

  Over the past month, both Berkadia and Walker & Dunlop made moves to tie loan originations to investment sales platforms, following the lead of Wells Fargo and CWCapital.