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Freddie Mac Optigo Program
Freddie Mac Student Housing Loan
The Freddie Mac Student Housing Loan is one of the Freddie Mac multifamily (Optigo) programs Select Commercial arranges nationwide. Its highlights and terms are below, and you can compare it on our Freddie Mac multifamily page or view today’s commercial mortgage rates.
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Term: 5-10 years (up to 30 years for fixed-rate loans if loan is not purchased for securitization)
Prepayment Penalty: Prepayment Penalties: Yield maintenance until securitized followed by 2-year lock out; defeasance thereafter. No prepayment premium for final 90 days. If loan is not securitized within first year, then yield maintenance applies until the final 90 days. Yield maintenance without defeasance is available for securitized loans at an additional cost.
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Program Highlights & Terms
- Loan Amount: $5 million- $100 million
- Purpose: Purchase or refinance
- Term: 5-10 years (up to 30 years for fixed-rate loans if loan is not purchased for securitization)
- Amortization: Up to 30 years
- Interest Only: Partial and full term available
- 5 Year Loan: Amortizing: 75% LTV; Partial Term Interest-Only: 75% LTV; Full Term Interest-Only: 65% LTV
- 7 Year Loan: Amortizing: 80% LTV; Partial Term Interest-Only: 80% LTV; Full Term Interest-Only: 70% LTV
- 10 Year Loan: Amortizing: 80% LTV; Partial Term Interest-Only: 80% LTV; Full Term Interest-Only: 70% LTV
- 5 Year Loan: Amortizing: 1.35% DSCR; Partial Term Interest-Only: 1.35% DSCR; Full Term Interest-Only: 1.45% DSCR
- 7 Year Loan: Amortizing: 1.30% DSCR; Partial Term Interest-Only: 1.30% DSCR; Full Term Interest-Only: 1.40% DSCR
- 10 Year Loan: Amortizing: 1.30% DSCR; Partial Term Interest-Only: 1.30% DSCR; Full Term Interest-Only: 1.40% DSCR
- Prepayment Penalty: Prepayment Penalties: Yield maintenance until securitized followed by 2-year lock out; defeasance thereafter. No prepayment premium for final 90 days. If loan is not securitized within first year, then yield maintenance applies until the final 90 days. Yield maintenance without defeasance is available for securitized loans at an additional cost.
Terms are indicative and set by Freddie Mac underwriting for your specific property.
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