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$86 Million Freddie Mac Refinance Backs 506 Affordable Apartments in Queens

$86 Million Freddie Mac Refinance Backs 506 Affordable Apartments in Queens

by John G. Stevens | Sep 21, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, U.S. Housing Market

An affordable housing portfolio in Queens has secured an $86.4 million Freddie Mac refinancing, replacing acquisition financing on 506 apartments and providing another example of agency capital supporting preservation deals while conventional real estate debt remains...
Pulte Says Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Are Ramping Up MBS Purchases

Pulte Says Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Are Ramping Up MBS Purchases

by John G. Stevens | Sep 18, 2026 | Real Estate News

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said Friday that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are stepping up purchases of mortgage-backed securities, signaling a renewed push by the government-sponsored enterprises to add demand to a market confronting mortgage...
Mortgage Rates Jump to 6.95%, Highest Since January 2025

Mortgage Rates Jump to 6.95%, Highest Since January 2025

by Nathan S. Pierce | Sep 17, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage rates moved sharply higher this week, pushing the housing market back to the edge of the 7% threshold just as buyers and builders were already confronting renewed pressure from borrowing costs. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.95% as of...
Freddie Mac Puts $474 Million of Deeply Delinquent Mortgages Up for Sale

Freddie Mac Puts $474 Million of Deeply Delinquent Mortgages Up for Sale

by John G. Stevens | Sep 16, 2026 | Industry Updates, Mortgage Information, News

Freddie Mac is bringing approximately $474 million of deeply delinquent residential mortgages to market in its latest effort to reduce less-liquid assets held in its mortgage-related investments portfolio. The government-sponsored enterprise announced Wednesday that...
Greystone Lands $17.4 Million Freddie Mac Refinance for Philadelphia Mixed-Use Apartments

Greystone Lands $17.4 Million Freddie Mac Refinance for Philadelphia Mixed-Use Apartments

by John G. Stevens | Sep 13, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Mortgage Information

A recently built Philadelphia apartment property has secured $17.362 million in Freddie Mac financing, a relatively modest transaction that nonetheless offers a useful look at what is getting funded in today’s multifamily debt market. Greystone said it provided...
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