Fannie and Freddie Can Make Rental Housing Less Affordable, Critics Say
Wall Street Journal, Feb. 19, 2019–Konrad Putzier
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the dominant source for rental apartment mortgages. Critics argue that in a number of cases Fannie and Freddie’s comparatively cheap loans intended to promote affordable rental housing have enriched landlords at the expense of tenants.
