(RECAP: The FHFA announced Wednesday it had raised a cap on the amount of multifamily loans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy from lenders, boosting it to $35 billion effective immediately. The adjustment from the previous cap of $31 billion is warranted “based on increased estimates of the overall size of the 2016 multifamily finance market,” the agency said. The cap is supposed to ensure the government-sponsored enterprises don’t crowd private investors out of the multifamily market. The multifamily cap was set last May when FHFA decided to exclude subsidized affordable housing, manufactured housing communities, small multifamily properties (5-50 units) and certain other affordable rentals from the limit. Those exclusions will remain in place. Due to these exclusions, Fannie financed $42.3 billion in multifamily loans and Freddie financed $47.3 billion in 2015 without exceeding the cap. The Mortgage Bankers Association welcomed FHFA’s decision.)
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