Perspectives
Insights into the topics and trends that are transforming the housing industry
Preparing for the UCD Deadline: Tools and Tips
Two hundred forty-nine. That's how many unique data points lenders will be required to deliver in a digital file with each mortgage loan they sell to us starting on Sept. 25.
SVP and Head of Single-Family Strategic Delivery
New Year, New Home
As we welcome 2017, it's a good time to take stock and start fresh. If your resolution is to move this new year, answering these questions can help put you in the right home.
Corporate Communications and Marketing VP
Multifamily Is On a Roll
Freddie Mac Multifamily is on track to purchase and securitize record volumes of loans. Barring any surprises, the multifamly market could grow 5 to 10 percent in 2017.
EVP Multifamily Business
Homeownership: Where We Are Now, Where We Are Headed
The second half of the 20th century brought remarkable growth in homeownership. Today, it's at the lowest level in 50 years. Will it continue to drop, as some economists predict?
VP Chief Economist
This Is the Week to Learn About Mortgage Fraud
Fraud continues to threaten homebuyers, renters and the mortgage industry. The latest report from CoreLogic says fraud is on an upward trajectory.
VP Enterprise Fraud Risk
Freddie Mac Reports Another Quarter of Solid Financial Results
Today Freddie Mac reported third quarter 2016 business results that strongly reflect our improving business fundamentals and competitiveness.
CEO
The Homeownership Rate: Are Demographics Destiny?
Today, the homeownership rate is at its lowest in half a century. It has been declining for over a decade and experts are projecting it will continue to keep falling.
VP Chief Economist
Rental Housing Needs a Green Advantage
The 21st century has been hard on utility bills, which, in turn, have been hard on multifamily property owners and tenants. That's why Freddie Mac launched Green Advantage.
VP Multifamily Affordable Housing Production
Saving Your Resources and the Earth's
Improving home energy and water efficiency helps tackle some pressing concerns. But financing these improvements can be a challenge. Freddie Mac helps make it easier.
SVP Single-Family Affordable Lending and Access to Credit
Four Tips for Making an Offer
Good news for today's homebuyers: We've gone back to a more traditional market, after being dominated by investors and cash sales for several years.
HomeSteps SVP
The Single Security: Testing the Pipes
A new chapter in the way capital supports homeownership will begin when Freddie Mac issues the first fixed-rate, mortgage-backed securities through the Common Securitization Platform.
SVP Securitization
Three Reasons Why Baby Boomer Homeowners are a Market to Watch
The second-largest generation in history is your next business opportunity. At 67 million strong, the influence of homeowners aged 55+ will be significant for years to come.
EVP Single-Family Business