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On November 24, the FHFA announced that the multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) in 2026 will be $88 billion each, totaling $176 billion. The announcement stated that, in 2025, at...more
On December 2, the Congressional Research Service updated its overview of potential consequences if the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is not reauthorized by January 30, 2026. The NFIP, which is the primary source of...more
On November 25, the FHFA announced that the baseline conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2026 will rise to $832,750, up from $806,500 in 2025. ...more
The RealPage litigation has been a focal point in the debate over algorithmic pricing and antitrust enforcement in the U.S. rental housing market....more
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently announced the conforming loan limits for residential mortgage loans acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2026. Fannie Mae addresses the limits in Lender Letter 2025-04....more
The word "game-changer" is overused, however, the Renters' Rights Act 2025 (the "Act") is worthy of the designation. With increased security of tenure effected by the abolition of no fault eviction and the move to rolling...more
In August 2025, after receiving the recommendations of the Simhon Committee, the Bank of Israel published new guidelines for banking corporations. Banks providing financing for residential construction projects will now be...more
As 2025 draws to a close, signs of cautious optimism are emerging in the U.S. housing market. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), builder sentiment climbed to a six-month high in October, with the...more
In our latest roundup, turnover rate for US homes drops to a 30-year low, global data center real estate funding struggles to keep pace, industrial real estate space surges, and more! U.S. regional banks’ commercial real...more
On October 30, the FHFA announced it released its annual housing report describing affordable housing activities in 2024 for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). The agency found that, in 2024, Freddie Mac met all its...more
A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco - S.F. supervisors back tenant, small-business protections in Lurie’s ‘Family Zoning’ plan (SF Chronicle): Mayor Lurie’s family zoning...more
Rhode Island’s 2026 budget bill, No. 5076 SUB A, as amended, introduced Rhode Island General Law § 44-72-1 et seq., the “Non-Owner Occupied Property Tax Act” (the “Act”), also coined as the “Taylor Swift Tax.” The stated...more
Democrat Mikie Sherrill, a US Navy veteran and current congresswoman, will succeed Democrat Phil Murphy as New Jersey’s governor after defeating former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli on Tuesday. Sherrill’s projected 56% to 43%...more
The Labour government has been pressing ahead with its agenda for reform in the residential property sector. On 27 October 2025 the Renters' Rights Bill received Royal Assent, bringing about the biggest changes to the...more
In our latest roundup, lab space real estate faces challenges, demand for data creates power brokers, the cost burden of sports stadiums, and more!...more
On October 6, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 628 (AB 628) into law, mandating that landlords provide a working stove and refrigerator in all rental units subject to new, amended, or renewed...more
On October 16, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S.7882, which amends New York’s antitrust law, the Donnelly Act, to prohibit the use of pricing algorithms by residential landlords to set rent prices. The...more
On October 2, the FHFA released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) setting new single-family and multifamily housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) for 2026 through 2028. The proposed rule would introduce...more
Our most recent Alert discussed the proposed reforms to the DC Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA). This Alert provides an update on the reform legislation, as well as a summary of an important TOPA litigation victory...more
On October 2, 2025, the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) received formal authorization to auction up to $500 million in New Jersey state tax credits, pursuant to the State Tax Credit Subsidy Program...more
On September 25, House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-AR) previewed the Committee’s fall agenda in a podcast interview, highlighting priorities across four areas: community banking, digital assets,...more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 79 into law on Oct. 10, 2025, with a strong statement of support. Of SB 79, which in part addresses local limits with regard to high-density housing development, the...more
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a request for information (RFI) on October 2, 2025 titled “Future of the HECM and HMBS Programs and Opportunities for Innovation in Accessing Home Equity.”...more
Gov. Shapiro Issues EO to Safeguard Vaccine Access - Governor Josh Shapiro issued an executive order directing state agencies to create vaccine information hubs, expand safety-net programs, and require insurance coverage...more
On September 25, the FHFA announced its immediate withdrawal from the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System. The FHFA stated this move was consistent with President Trump’s executive...more