Perspectives
Insights into the topics and trends that are transforming the housing industry
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.
VP 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
Freddie Mac Reports Solid Second-Quarter 2016 Results
Today Freddie Mac reported solid financial and business results for second quarter 2016, highlighted by strong new guarantee business volumes.
CEO
The New Normal: Servicing in a Post-Crisis World
In the years since the economic crisis, we've made important strides in making the servicing industry stronger, more efficient and better able to help struggling borrowers.
VP Single-Family Servicer Performance Management
55+ Renters: A Tale of Growing Demand
Our first Freddie Mac 55+ Survey found that shifting housing choices by Baby Boomers and older adults may sharpen the already acute shortage of affordable housing.
EVP Multifamily Business
Are Baby Boomers the Key to the Single-Family Market?
One key to today's single-family housing market is homeowners who were born before Star Trek first aired in the 1960s. They control almost two-thirds of the nation's home equity.
VP Chief Economist