Marie Head has had a busy three months at the helm of the FHA's multifamily division as she focuses on expediting the agency's notoriously slow delivery system.
The GSEs posted huge numbers in 2011, with Fannie Mae's volume growing 44 percent and Freddie Mac's volume ratcheting up 32 percent. This year, they expect to grow some more.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency recently debuted its Real Estate Owned Initiative, hoping to turn the nation's glut of foreclosed single-family houses into rentals.
The FHA recently moved to speed up its processing times for multifamily borrowers, while at the same time it issued tougher underwriting standards for loans of more than $40 million.
Ken Bacon will soon retire from his post as Fannie Mae's highest-ranking multifamily executive, and will be replaced by Jeff Hayward, the company confirmed.
The super committee charged with finding $1.2 trillion in deficit cuts will make its recommendations by Thanksgiving, and several tax...
More than 20 bills dealing with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and housing finance reform in general have been proposed in the House of...
NAHB's chairman explains why, with the uncertainty surrounding tax reform and housing finance, the multifamily sector must guard its...
President Barack Obama has introduced a series of housing policy proposals aimed at fueling momentum for the economy. Good policy, or good...
Apartment Operators Ready to Push Rents Hard and Fast as significant supply demand balances exist in the market and histicorical highs have...
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