Jeff Hayward is Fannie Mae’s executive vice president and head of its multifamily business—the largest provider of financing for multifamily apartments in the U.S. Since 2011, Fannie Mae has provided financing to multifamily properties with green building certifications and to those making investments to reduce energy or water consumption by 20% or more. Follow him on Twitter, at https://twitter.com/Hay_Jeff_.
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.
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.
The federal REO-to-Rental program will make the shadow market that much larger, but much remains to be seen in terms of how it will affect apartment owners in the nation's hardest-hit metros.
The federal REO-to-Rental program will make the shadow market that much larger, but much remains to be seen in terms of how it will affect apartment owners in the nation's hardest-hit metros.
The GSEs posted huge numbers in 2011, with Fannie Mae's volume growing 44 percent and Freddie Mac's volume ratcheting up 32 percent. This year, they expect to grow some more.