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The blacklisting of condominium/condo associations by financial institutions and insurance providers has emerged as a pressing issue in the real estate finance and housing sector. This practice, which involves lenders or...more
Fannie Mae recently launched a new Sponsor-Dedicated Workforce (SDW) Housing product aimed at mitigating the shortage of affordable housing available for middle-income renters. Fannie Mae’s goal of introducing the SDW product...more
On December 15, 2015, the Federal Housing Finance Agency issued a proposed rule that would require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to provide specific services relating to manufactured housing, affordable housing preservation and...more
On August 19th, 2015, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) adopted a final rule establishing single-family and multifamily housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2015 through 2017. In addition, the final rule...more
The government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have announced that they are quickly approaching their 2015 volume caps. In January of this year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), who...more