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FHFA releases GSEs’ three-year plans to improve housing access in underserved communities

Housing Wire

Required under separate regulatory frameworks, the FHFA submitted the plans as part of the 2025-2027 Duty to Serve (DTS) requirements and the 2025-2027 Equitable Housing Finance Plans (EHFPs). And Fannie Mae “will focus on enabling rural Community Development Financial Institutions to access secondary markets,” the FHFA explained.

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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Publish Three-Year Plans to Improve Housing Opportunities

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have published their three-year plans for improving housing opportunities in underserved markets and communities, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), regulator of the GSEs, has announced. The goal is to advance equitable housing access in markets and communities facing persistent challenges.

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FHFA Unveils Plans to Boost Underserved Markets

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have announced they will extend housing access in rural underserved markets, enhance their support for manufactured housing, and continue to address liquidity needs for first-time homebuyers, among a host of activities outlined in plans published by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

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FHFA finalizes new housing goals for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) this week announced a new final rule establishing affordable housing goals for the loan purchases of government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from 2025 through 2027. The goals, originally proposed in August , are largely unchanged from the initial draft.

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Apartment Construction Projected to Reach Historic Highs in 2024

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By the end of 2024, developers plan to have completed an astounding 518,108 rental units, a startling 30% more than in 2022 and 9% more than in 2023. Looking ahead, despite market uncertainties that are preventing many new projects from commencing, 2 million units are scheduled to open by 2028. For the third consecutive year, the U.S.

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Some say Austin’s rental market might collapse. That’s not reality

Housing Wire

But the narrative is more complex in niche markets like the Texas capital of Austin. Social media posts have fueled speculation that Austin’s rental market is in freefall. Gerli told HousingWire in an emailed response that normalizing market conditions would be indicated by a slow and gradual decline in rents.

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Housing coalition publishes recommendations for GSEs’ ‘Duty to Serve’ plans

Housing Wire

The Underserved Mortgage Markets Coalition (UMMC), a coalition of 32 housing groups initially convened by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy , published a report on Wednesday that recommended actions for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. mortgage finance system.