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Market Commentary

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Here you will find thought-provoking insights from our leadership, recent news coverage and links pages that contain our original multifamily industry research and investor data.

Our Views

• Apartment Buildings on Solid Ground
  September 23, 2013
  Chief Economist Frank Nothaft discusses how the decline in cap rates and growth in rents (adjusted for inflation) are key fundamentals that explain the rise in apartment values over the past decade.
• K-Deals: A Model for the Future of Mortgage Securitization
  September 8, 2013
  Multifamily business head David Brickman explains how K-Deals finance affordable rental housing while minimizing risk to taxpayers.
• A Closer Look: 5 Things to Know about the Multifamily Business
  September 5, 2013
  If you're not familiar with Freddie Mac Multifamily, here's a quick primer.
• Introducing Our Multifamily Investment Index
  August 8, 2013
  Our initial finding: apartments still a good investment in most metropolitan areas.
• Commercial Mortgage Defaults from 1972-2011
  CRE Finance World, Summer 2013, page 42
  Freddie Mac original research on the implications of loan performance differences since the last recession.
• FHFA Releases GSE Reports on Multifamily
  May 3, 2013
  The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has published reports from Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae regarding multifamily housing finance reform.
• Underwriting Underscores Strong Credit Culture
  April 24, 2013
  SVP Debby Jenkins explains how our credit principles and in-house underwriting staff promote prudent credit decision making.
• Freddie Mac Multifamily 2012 Business Results
  March 13, 2013
  Freddie Mac Multifamily created significant value in 2012, says Bill Buskirk, Multifamily chief financial officer.
• Our Focus on Rental Housing Affordability
  February 18, 2013
  Today, 15 million households live in multifamily apartment properties and rental housing demand is expected to rise for years to come.

In the News

• Freddie Mac Multifamily’s Plan to Increase Affordable Preservation
  Multi-Housing News, September 5, 2013
  Our plans to increase our focus on affordable preservation and why those transactions have been so successful.
• Freddie Mac Gets Aggressive on Affordable Deals
  Multifamily Executive, August 2013
  Those looking to hit the sweet spot to strike an agency deal on an affordable housing property are seizing the day.
• The State of the Nation's Housing 2013
  June 2013
  Harvard's annual study highlights the homeownership and rental housing markets, including the growing demand for affordable rental housing.
• The 50 Most Important People in Commercial Real Estate
  March 5, 2013
  Freddie Mac's David Brickman named to the top 10 list for leading Multifamily to a record year.
• Freddie Mac calls 2012 a golden year for multifamily
  HousingWire, February 27, 2013
  Freddie Mac announced it posted a record $28.8 billion in multifamily business volume in 2012.
• Big Real-Estate Firms Are Going to School — Developers Test the Market for Off-Campus College Housing; Amenities Include Tanning Beds and Resort-Style Pools
  The Wall Street Journal, February 26, 2013
  Housing for college students is attracting some of the biggest names in real-estate development.

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