by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Apr 14, 2022 | Fannie Mae, Other
Updated lending questionnaires from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with new project requirements for condominiums and housing cooperatives to ensure structural safety have caught community association boards, managers, and business partners by surprise, as we reported in...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Feb 17, 2022 | Community Association Guidance, Fannie Mae
Guidance from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac introduced in late 2021 brings new project requirements for condominiums and housing cooperatives to ensure safety and structural stability following the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Fla.,...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Oct 26, 2021 | Fannie Mae, Housing Finance
On Oct. 13, Fannie Mae released new project requirements for condominiums and housing cooperatives following the partial collapse of Champlain Tower South condominium in Surfside, Fla., in late June. The requirements, which become effective Jan. 1, apply to loans...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Feb 22, 2018 | Federal Advocacy, Housing Finance
Ten years and $187.5 billion ago, the federal government seized control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. What did we get for the effort and money? For one, American households had access to mortgage credit during the Great Recession. That alone was a remarkable success...
by Dawn Bauman, CAE | Apr 6, 2016 | Federal Advocacy
On March 29, federal housing agencies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae released a standardized set of lender questionnaires for condominium unit mortgages. The Uniform Condominium Questionnaire is intended to reduce the burden on community associations that...
