A coalition of 14 trade associations, financial institutions and government-sponsored enterprises have joined forces to create the Convergence Collaboration, a new endeavor designed to address the issues that contribute to racial disparities in homeownership. Over the...
Kansas City is experiencing its first rent strike since 1980, with the KC Tenants union taking aim at properties that they claim to be uninhabitable. The Kansas City Star reports that union members at Independence Towers and Quality Hill Towers are withholding over...
A group of former Trump administration officials are reportedly putting together a new plan to end the 16-year federal conservatorship of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The Wall Street Journal,...
Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) updated their protections for tenants in multifamily properties with mortgages backed by the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). Beginning Feb. 28, 2025, all new GSE-backed loans will require multifamily...
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a proposed rule to establish the 2025-2027 housing goals for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae (OTCMKTS: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCMKTS: FMCC). The FHFA said the goals would ensure the GSEs’...