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Fannie, Freddie Face Lower Cap on Apartment Loans, Bank of America Offers Brighter Outlook, High-Interest Hotel Loan Heads to Market

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency has lowered the volume of multifamily loans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can acquire next year. (Getty Images)
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has lowered the volume of multifamily loans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can acquire next year. (Getty Images)
CoStar News
November 16, 2023 | 3:33 P.M.

Fannie, Freddie Face Lower Cap on Apartment Loans: The Federal Housing Finance Agency has lowered the amount of multifamily loan purchases Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can complete in 2024 by $10 billion, or $5 billion apiece. The 2023 cap of $75 billion for each government-sponsored housing lender has been reduced to $70 billion. Under new guidelines, half of the loans will have to be targeted at affordable housing. The two mortgage giants have securitized nearly $80 billion of multifamily loans this year.

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