The Federal Housing Finance Agency, Washington, D.C., decreased the 2023 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac slightly to $75 billion each.
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“MBA commends FHFA for its continued commitment to affordable rental housing, including workforce housing, and for providing stable liquidity to the marketplace. We also appreciate FHFA’s flexibility should the caps need to be increased, and its decision to streamline certain mission-driven requirements.”
–MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, discussing the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s 2023 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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