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The ball is now rolling on the search to replace Edward DeMarco, acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Is there enough firepower, and discipline, in the private sector to fill in the blanks if and when the GSEs are a memory?
Today's greatest financial virtue—low interest rates—can breed tomorrow’s tragic flaws.
Whoever occupies the White House and Congress next year will encounter a host of isssues critical to the apartment industry. Will they act, or punt once more?
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John Cannon, Freddie Mac's head of production, shares his 2013 outlook.
The Commercial Building Modernization Act reforms and extends the tax deduction for energy-efficient commercial and multifamily buildings.
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David Brickman, senior vice president of the Freddie Mac’s multifamily business, recently provided a progress report detailing just how the company provides value for American taxpayers.
How a multifamily solution could help solve some of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s problems—and keep the apartment industry on the path to recovery.
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Multifamily Executive recently spoke with Shekar Narasimhan, managing partner at Beekman Advisors, to get some insight on the future of the GSEs and how the upcoming election could affect the multifamily industry.
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What’s at stake for the apartment industry with the November election soon upon us and the 113th Congress getting to work in January?
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Critical federal housing programs, including rental assistance, public housing, and HOME, face big cuts through sequestration if Congress fails to enact a plan to reduce the deficit.
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The Federal Housing Administration has raised the mortgage insurance premiums on several multifamily programs, despite heated protests from several large industry groups.
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How a multifamily solution could help solve some of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s problems—and keep the apartment industry on the path to recovery.
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The multifamily sector seems nearly forgotten amid all the talk of solving our nation’s housing crisis. But the role of this critical segment is far from minor in the lives of Americans.
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Apartment Finance Today recently sat down with John Cannon to discuss why he came to Freddie, what the company hopes to achieve, and the servicing of loans in the CME program.
The federal REO Rental Initiative will cast more uncertainty over an already large shadow market.
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Down is up, love is hate, and the GSEs spend more money to look like they're spending less. Welcome to the Age of Conservatorship.
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Heidi McKibben, a vice president in Fannie Mae's multifamily division, will leave the company in early April, the latest high-profile departure from the embattled GSE.
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In his 25-year career at Fannie Mae, Jeff Hayward has worn a lot of different hats, including director of quality control, senior mortgage-backed securities negotiator, and vice president of single-family risk management, to name a few. And his resume just added another title: executive vice...
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The federal agency charged with overseeing Fannie and Freddie has proposed a framework for housing finance reform and asks the GSEs' multifamily divisions to study how effective their businesses would be without a government guarantee.