occupancy required for agency financing

my firm is selling a multifamily property. any idea what occupancy is required for a prospective buyer to attain agency financing? getting conflicting information from brokers

thanks in advance.

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Recently taken out by an agency lender in a tertiary market who had a 90% requirement. Highly anecdotal and it varies.

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Freddie has tons of different products, depends on different things. Working on deals around 50% right now

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What market is the property located in? What is the property size? Vintage? Does the borrower have adequate NW/Liquidity to meet agency requirements (usually 1x loan amount for Net Worth and 10% of loan amount for liquidity.)

For Fannie:

  • Near Stab: Property has to be at least 75% physically/60% economic occupied. If it is a large property in lease-up, it has to hit 75% occupied and meeting the required DSCR with 120 days of the loan closing. If its a smaller property, you are on the DSCR if it has a strong lease-up trajectory.

  • For conventional properties: occupancy must not have been below 85% for the past three months. If there is a good story as to why, such as renovation, fire, etc. then you can ask Fannie for a waiver.

For Freddie:

  • Property has to be 50% occupied and 60% leased to be considered. By closing it has to be at least 65% occupied.

Most of my experience is on the Fannie side, but I can reach out to get Freddie equivalent answers if needed. I currently work in agency lending.

PM me with more questions.

 

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