This week, I sat down with The Entrust Group’s Mindy Gayer to discuss self-directed IRAs (SDIRAs), with a particular focus on how multifamily investors can utilize them to reduce their overall tax burden.

HUD's housing reform plan suggests relaxed multifamily noise and environmental regulations to encourage affordable development. It also suggests that Congress increase caps for the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program.

Fannie Mae recently released its 2019 Multifamily Affordability Estimator, which allows borrowers to determine how much of a deal is considered affordable.

HUD 232 loan borrowers have traditionally needed to wait 24 months after taking cash out from a lender before refinancing with HUD. Fortunately, HUD recently adjusted their rules to eliminate this waiting period, provided that the proposed loan fits several other parameters.

This week, Janover Ventures’ Brandon Ramineh closed a $1.41 million Fannie Mae Small Loan for two properties totaling 44-units in Corsicana, TX. We sat down to discuss the transaction and why the borrower chose to go with the Fannie Mae Small Loan program.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today that it’s setting new caps for the volume of multifamily loans that can be purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac between Q4 2019 and Q4 2020.

The HUD 202 program, which provides eligible non-profits financing to create or acquire affordable properties for senior citizens, might be getting yet another boost. Specifically, Congress has permitted Section 202 PRAC properties to take part in the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program.