FHFA Announces 2019 Multifamily Lending Caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

​​Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that the 2019 multifamily lending caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will be $35 billion for each Enterprise, unchanged from the 2018 caps.  The caps are based on FHFA’s projections of the overall size of the 2019 multifamily originations market, which FHFA expects to be relatively flat compared to the market in 2018.  In setting the caps, FHFA also considers multifamily market estimates developed by industry participants and analysts.