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2025: A Banner Year!

Freddie Mac Multifamily reports 2025 production volume topped 77 billion dollars, up 17 percent year over year, supporting over 577,000 affordable rental housing units.

MultifamilyCapital MarketsDebt & FinancingU.S. National
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Economic, Housing and Mortgage Market Outlook – January 2025

Freddie Mac reports that U.S. economic growth in Q3 2024 was revised upward with a resilient labor market continuing into the forecast period.

EconomyU.S. National
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2025 Multifamily Outlook

Freddie Mac forecasts positive but weaker multifamily growth in 2025, projecting rent growth of 2.2 percent and vacancy rising to 6.2 percent, with origination volume expected at 370 to 380 billion dollars.

MultifamilyEconomyCapital MarketsU.S. National
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Economic, Housing and Mortgage Market Outlook – December 2024

Freddie Mac's outlook assesses U.S. economic momentum, housing market dynamics, and mortgage trends based on strong consumer spending and third-quarter growth.

EconomyDebt & FinancingU.S. National
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Duty to Serve Underserved Markets Plan 2025–2027 (Manufactured Housing pillar)

Freddie Mac's three-year Duty to Serve plan with a substantive manufactured-housing section detailing objectives for MH loan purchases, MHC pad-lease protections and chattel.

Manufactured HousingU.S. National
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Economic, Housing and Mortgage Market Outlook – November 2024

Freddie Mac's November 2024 outlook assesses U.S. economic resilience, Q3 growth momentum, and moderating labor market conditions across housing and mortgage sectors.

EconomyCapital MarketsDebt & FinancingU.S. National
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The Decline in Relative Housing Affordability and the Impact on Homebuyer Search Behavior

Analysis using transaction-level data on rents, home prices, and mortgage payments to develop a new relative affordability measure and examine its effects on homebuyer behavior.

EconomyHomebuildersU.S. National
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SBL Prepayment Report, as of June 2024

Freddie Mac analysis of single-family rental prepayment activity and trends as of mid-2024.

Single-Family RentalU.S. National
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Floating- and Fixed-Rate Prepayment Report

Freddie Mac analysis of mortgage prepayment behavior comparing floating-rate and fixed-rate loan performance as of June 2024.

Capital MarketsDebt & FinancingU.S. National
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2024 Midyear Multifamily Outlook

Freddie Mac's midyear analysis of multifamily market conditions, trends, and outlook for 2024.

MultifamilyU.S. National
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SBL Prepayment Report, as of December 2023

Freddie Mac analysis of Small Balance Loan prepayment activity and trends as of December 2023.

Debt & FinancingU.S. National
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Floating- and Fixed-Rate Prepayment Report

Freddie Mac analysis of mortgage prepayment behavior comparing floating- and fixed-rate loan performance as of December 2023.

Debt & FinancingCapital MarketsU.S. National
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Multifamily Maturity Risk

Freddie Mac analysis examining refinancing and maturity risk exposure in the multifamily sector.

MultifamilyU.S. National
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2024 Multifamily Outlook

Freddie Mac's multifamily market outlook examines trends and expectations shaping the rental housing sector heading into 2024.

MultifamilyU.S. National
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SBL Prepayment Report, as of June 2023

Freddie Mac analysis of single-borrower loan prepayment activity and trends as of June 2023.

Debt & FinancingU.S. National
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Floating- and Fixed-Rate Prepayment Report

Freddie Mac analysis of prepayment behavior across floating- and fixed-rate mortgage products as of June 2023.

Capital MarketsDebt & FinancingU.S. National
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The Rental Affordability Curve: A Distribution of Affordability

Analysis of rental affordability distribution patterns across the residential market from Freddie Mac Research.

Affordable HousingU.S. National
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Performance of the Seniors Housing Market

Freddie Mac analysis of current market trends and performance metrics within the seniors housing sector.

Senior HousingU.S. National
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Housing Supply: Still Undersupplied by Millions of Units

Freddie Mac estimates a housing shortage of 3.7 million units as of Q3 2024, analyzing persistent undersupply across rental and for-sale markets.

HomebuildersMultifamilySingle-Family RentalU.S. National
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Spotlight on Underserved Markets: Manufactured Housing Resident-Owned Communities (MHROCs)

Duty to Serve research mapping MHROCs: only 1,065 of ~45,600 US MHCs (2.4%) are resident-owned; over three-quarters sit in Florida, California and New Hampshire.

Manufactured HousingU.S. National
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Freddie Mac Multifamily AIMI

Tool for analyzing relative investment value in multifamily properties across select major metropolitan areas and nationally over time.

MultifamilyDebt & FinancingU.S. National
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First-Time Homebuyer Activity

Analysis of first-time homebuyer trends, affordability challenges, and supply constraints affecting residential housing demand.

HomebuildersEconomyU.S. National
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Homeowner vs. Renter Spending in an Era of Rising Housing Costs

Freddie Mac analysis examining spending patterns between homeowners with locked mortgage rates and renters facing rising housing costs.

EconomyU.S. National
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