More specifically, a jumbo loan is any mortgage that exceeds an area’s conforming loan limits, which are set yearly by the Federal Housing and Finance Agency (FHFA). Many mortgage lenders offer jumbo ...

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FHFA will continue to monitor the multifamily mortgage market and maintain the ability to raise the caps further if necessary ...

Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are government-sponsored entities that are regulated by the FHFA. They provide loan guarantees to reduce the risk to borrowers, helping to make home loans more ...

In the aftermath of the election, a bipartisan group of House members are the latest to ask the FHFA to put the owner's title insurance waiver pilot on hold.

The GSEs have announced higher caps for 2025 that will allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase more multifamily loans ...

Oakley Group, a multifamily investment firm based in Birmingham, Ala., has purchased Pro Park, a 96-unit apartment community ...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has increased the multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for their 2025 production. The two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans for workforce housing properties will continue to be exempt from the annual caps.

The government-sponsored enterprises are increasing their apartment loan limits next year even though market volumes have been well below the current ones.

The new administration is widely expected to resume a push to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Macfrom government control.