SAN DIEGO–The environment remains challenging but issues such as workforce housing, renter protections and property conditions and insurance are prime topics for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, officials from each said during a Feb. 13 session at the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo.
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New MBA Commercial Property Inspection Form Reflects Industry Collaboration
As of Jan. 1, a new property inspection form now exists for use within the commercial real estate industry. Part of an industry and MBA effort, the new form is called the MBA Standard Inspection Form.
FHFA Releases 2024 Scorecard for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, CSS
The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Tuesday released the 2024 Scorecard for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and their joint venture, Common Securitization Solutions LLC.
Freddie Mac’s Kevin Kauffman on DPA, Repurchases: #MBAIMB24
NEW ORLEANS–It’s important to solve problems together as an industry, Freddie Mac Vice President of Single-Family Client Engagement Kevin Kauffman said here at MBA’s Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference.
New MBA Commercial Property Inspection Form Reflects Industry Collaboration
As of Jan. 1, a new property inspection form now exists for use within the commercial real estate industry. Part of an industry and MBA effort, the new form is called the MBA Standard Inspection Form.
MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 0.23% in December 2023
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) monthly Loan Monitoring Survey revealed that the total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 3 basis points from 0.26% of servicers’ portfolio volume in the prior month to 0.23% as of Dec. 31, 2023.
MBA NewsLink Roundtable: Top Commercial Mortgage Servicing Issues to Watch in 2024
With the logjam in the commercial real estate transaction market top of mind for many, loan servicing and asset management professionals entered the new year with a fresh set of opportunities and challenges defined not by a flood of new originations but the expectation of a growing supply of troubled loans.
FHFA: More Than 6.8M Troubled Homeowners Helped During Conservatorships
The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 43,356 foreclosure prevention actions during the third quarter, raising the total number of homeowners who have been helped to 6.86 million since the start of conservatorships in 2008.
Freddie Mac Plans Fee-Based Repurchase Alternative for Performing Loans
Freddie Mac, McLean, Va., plans a pilot program that could replace the current approach to seeking repurchases for performing loans with origination defects. Freddie Mac previewed aspects of the pilot program in October at MBA’s Annual Convention.
MBA NewsLink Multifamily Roundtable: High Rates, Stalled Rents and New Roofs
As uncertainty dominates discussions about getting deals done, MBA NewsLink convened three multifamily finance executives, Chad Musgrove, John Lloyd and Carl McLaughlin, to get their opinions on where the apartment industry sits and where it’s headed next.