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Mortgage Rates Move Up
Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.96 percent. “Homebuyer demand remains strong, especially for those in search of an...
- Aug 07, 2020
STACR REMIC Trust Notes Receive NAIC Price Breakpoints
Freddie Mac today announced that its STACR® (Structured Agency Credit Risk) REMIC Trust 2019-DNA4 notes have received National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) price breakpoints for the 2019 filing year. Freddie Mac engaged... More
- Aug 06, 2020
Freddie Mac Prices $549 Million Multifamily KG-Deal, K-G03
Freddie Mac recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ( K Certificates ), which are multifamily mortgage-backed securities. The company expects to issue approximately $549 million in K Certificates (K-G03... More
- Aug 06, 2020
Freddie Mac Multifamily Enhances Efforts to Improve Renter Awareness of Eviction and Other Protections
Freddie Mac Multifamily... More
- Aug 06, 2020
Mortgage Rates Drop, Hitting a Record Low for the Eighth Time this Year
Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.88 percent, the lowest rate in the survey’s history dating back to 1971.... More
- Aug 05, 2020
Freddie Mac Prices $927 Million Multifamily K-Deal, K-F83
Freddie Mac has priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ( K Certificates ), which includes a class of floating rate bonds indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR).... More
- Aug 04, 2020
Freddie Mac Again Upsizes STACR Offering and Related ACIS Policy
Freddie Mac announced today that it has closed its $835 million STACR REMIC 2020-HQA3 offering. For the second time since March, Freddie Mac addressed strong investor interest in the... More
- Jul 31, 2020
Freddie Mac Prices $1.3 Billion Multifamily K-Deal, K-113
Freddie Mac recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ( K Certificates ), which are backed by underlying collateral consisting of fixed-rate multifamily mortgages with predominantly 10-year terms.... More
- Jul 31, 2020
Freddie Mac Multifamily Midyear Outlook Reveals Pandemic’s Effect on Market
Freddie Mac Multifamily projects marginal reductions in rents and increased vacancies as the multifamily market responds to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although total multifamily origination volume is expected to... More
- Jul 30, 2020
Mortgage Rates Decrease Slightly
Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ® (PMMS ® ), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.99 percent. “It’s Groundhog Day in the mortgage market as rates continue to remain... More
