With current housing goals set to expire in December, and amid economic uncertainty stemming from the lingering coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Housing Finance Agency yesterday left 2021 housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac unchanged from the previous three years.
Tag: Multifamily
Rent Cuts Disappearing in Many Markets As Apartment Demand Rebounds
When COVID-19 hit in mid-March, apartment operators quickly cut rents as demand evaporated. Today leasing volumes are “surging” and rent cuts are quickly disappearing in many big U.S. metros, reported RealPage, Richardson, Texas.
Rent Cuts Disappearing in Many Markets As Apartment Demand Rebounds
When COVID-19 hit in mid-March, apartment operators quickly cut rents as demand evaporated. Today leasing volumes are “surging” and rent cuts are disappearing quickly in most big U.S. metros, reported RealPage, Richardson, Texas.
GSEs Extend Multifamily Forbearance
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will allow servicers to extend forbearance agreements for multifamily property owners with existing forbearance agreements.
MBA Chart of the Week: Measures of Apartment Stress in March and May
There has been an important disconnect between the labor market and apartment markets over the last two months.
MBA Chart of the Week: Measures of Apartment Stress in March and May
There has been an important disconnect between the labor market and apartment markets over the last two months.
HUD/Census: Nearly Half of Rental Units Are in Small Multifamily Properties
Nearly half of the nation’s 48.2 million rental housing units are in properties with less than five units, HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau reported. For these small rental properties, …
Coronavirus Causes Biggest Multifamily Rent Growth Slowdown in Years
Apartment rent prices slowed more in April than in several years when the coronavirus pandemic hit, the April Zillow Real Estate Market Report said.
Multifamily Leasing Bounces Back
New apartment lease signings “clawed back” to year-ago levels in late April after plunging nearly 50 percent in late March, reported RealPage, Richardson, Texas.
Multifamily Market Musings: A Q&A With PGIM’s Mike McRoberts
MBA NewsLink interviewed PGIM Real Estate Finance Managing Director Mike McRoberts, who serves as Chairman of the firm’s Agency platform.