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The FHA has become the most prolific and popular construction debt source since the advent of the credit crunch. But the agency has unveiled proposed changes to its Sec. 221(d)(4) and Sec. 223(f) programs which could make it much harder for developers to gain access to those programs, according to an announcement at the MBA/CREF Conference this week.
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The Treasury Department has given the GSEs increased flexibility in reducing the size of thier portfolios. But will that announcement change the way Fannie and Freddie approach thier business?
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The GSEs released thier 2009 volume numbers, and the steep declines in production mirror an industry that continues to bounce around the bottom. Still, the figures indicate what strategies each GSE will employ in 2010.
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The rising yield on the 10-year Treasury note has sent debt prices from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac above the 6 percent mark.
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Mike May, senior vice president of Freddie Mac's multifamily division, sits down with Apartment Finance Today to reflect on 2009 and offer a glimpse of what he sees coming around the bend.