CREFC GSE / Multifamily Lenders Forum Update
June 2, 2026
On May 20, the CREFC GSE / Multifamily Lenders Forum convened an executive roundtable dinner in Washington, D.C. Hosted by CREFC CEO and President Lisa Pendergast, the event brought together prominent business leaders from across the GSE and multifamily sectors for an open-forum exchange.
Senior representatives from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — as well as Barclays, Cantor Fitzgerald, CBRE, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, PGIM, Regions Bank, Walker & Dunlop, and Wells Fargo — engaged in high-level discussions on housing affordability and evaluating the market impact of the recently released Basel regulatory capital proposal on agency bond buyers.
GSE Forum leadership is now turning its focus to the upcoming CREFC Annual Conference in New York City starting this Sunday. At the conference, each forum will deliver a comprehensive market briefing of the current state of their market sectors. Today, we focus on the GSE / Multifamily Lenders Forum Panel, scheduled for Monday, June 8, at 11:30 AM EST.
Moderator:
- Lee Green, Managing Director, Wells Fargo
Panelists:
- Yahli Becker, Senior Managing Director, Head of Agency CMBS, Cantor Fitzgerald
- Jeff Berenbaum, Head of CMBS Research, Citigroup Global Markets
- Jason Griest, Vice President, Multifamily Capital Markets Securitization, Freddie Mac
- David Haynes, Head of Agency Trading, CBRE Capital Markets
- Matthew Jones, CFA, Chief Investment Officer – Credit Investments, Harbor Group
Key Discussion Highlights:
- Market Fundamentals: Agency CMBS market trends, supply pipelines, vacancy rates, rent growth trajectories, and the overall NOI outlook.
- Origination Dynamics: Expected loan production volumes and the evolving multifamily lending environment.
- Investor Sentiment: Credit investor and borrower perspectives on asset valuation, market resilience, and current investor sales trends.
To join the CREFC GSE/Multifamily Lenders Forum, please click here.
Contact
Rohit Narayanan (
RNarayanan@crefc.org) with any questions.