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FREDDIE MAC OPTIGO®
Lease-Up Loan
In today’s market, new properties are in high demand. Borrowers want to take advantage of low interest rates early in the process. Our Lease-Up Loan allows borrowers to lock in a rate and fund a loan before the collateral is fully stabilized.
LOCK IN LOW INTEREST RATES BEFORE STABILIZATION
REFINANCE LEASE-UP
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Refinancing for newly constructed properties.
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ELIGIBLE BORROWERS
Borrowers must have experience with new construction and/or lease-up properties, and generally have strong financial capacity and real estate management expertise with good performance and credit history.
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ELIGIBLE PROPERTY TYPES
- Well-constructed properties exhibiting strong lease-up trends in good locations and strong markets.
- Student housing and manufactured housing community transactions are not eligible.
- Stabilization expected within 12 months of closing.
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LOAN TYPES
- Fixed- and floating-rate loans.
- Interest-only (I/O) available during the lease-up period.
- See the Fixed-Rate Loan and Floating-Rate Loan term sheets for details.
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MAXIMUM LOAN-TO-VALUE (LTV) RATIO (as stabilized)
- 75% (Conventional and Targeted Affordable).
- 70% (Seniors Housing with Independent Living and/or Assisted Living).
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MINIMUM DEBT COVERAGE RATIO (DCR)
- 1.30x (Conventional and Targeted Affordable).
- 1.35x (Seniors Housing with Independent Living).
- 1.45x (Seniors Housing with Assisted Living).
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MINIMUM CASH EQUITY REQUIREMENT
- 15% (Conventional and Targeted Affordable).
- 20% (Seniors Housing with Independent Living and/or Assisted Living).
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LEASE-UP CREDIT ENHANCEMENT
- A Lease-Up Credit Enhancement is required for all Lease-Up transactions
- The form of the Lease-Up Credit Enhancement will be determined by Freddie Mac.
- The Lease-Up Credit Enhancement must be at least 5% of the unpaid principal balance (10% if the Lease-Up Credit Enhancement is a guaranty, subject to additional conditions).
- Release of Lease-Up Credit Enhancement will occur once the property has achieved the required amortizing DCR based on average performance of the past 3 months, net rental income for the past 1 month meets or exceeds the level necessary to reach the required amortizing DCR, and has met other standard conditions as set forth by Freddie Mac.
- If the required DCR is not reached within 12 months, the Lease-Up Credit Enhancement will be used to resize the loan and recast the payments.
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CLOSING DEBT SERVICE ESCROW
An additional 3-month debt service escrow may be required based on the property’s actual operations at underwriting.
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RATE LOCK
- 50% occupied.
- 60% leased.
- 60% or more Certificates of Occupancy issued.
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CLOSING
- 1.05x DCR.
- 65% occupied.
- 75% leased.
- 100% of Certificates of Occupancy issued (Conventional and Targeted Affordable).
- 90% of Certificates of Occupancy issued (Seniors Housing with Independent Living and/or Assisted Living).
- Assisted Living properties must have all required licenses authorizing operations.
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APPRAISAL REPORT
The appraisal report must provide the as-is and as-stabilized values for the property.
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PREMIER SPONSORS AND MARKETS
Except for Seniors Housing, additional flexibility available on a case-by-case basis through an assessment of the sponsor and market as determined by Freddie Mac.
ACQUISITION LEASE-UP
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Acquisition financing for newly constructed properties.
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ELIGIBLE BORROWERS
Borrowers must have experience with new construction and/or lease-up properties, and generally have strong financial capacity and real estate management expertise with good performance and credit history.
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ELIGIBLE PROPERTY TYPES
- Well-constructed properties exhibiting strong lease-up trends in good locations and strong markets.
- Student housing and manufactured housing community transactions are not eligible.
- Stabilization expected within 12 months of closing.
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LOAN TYPES
- Fixed- and floating-rate loans.
- Interest-only (I/O) available during the lease-up period.
- See the Fixed-Rate Loan and Floating-Rate Loan term sheets for details.
-
MAXIMUM LOAN-TO-VALUE (LTV) RATIO (as stabilized)
- 70% (Conventional and Targeted Affordable).
- 70% (Seniors Housing with Independent Living and/or Assisted Living).
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MINIMUM DEBT COVERAGE RATIO (DCR)
- 1.30x (Conventional and Targeted Affordable).
- 1.35x (Seniors Housing with Independent Living.
- 1.45x (Seniors Housing with Assisted Living).
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MINIMUM CASH EQUITY REQUIREMENT
- 25% (Conventional and Targeted Affordable).
- 25% (Seniors Housing with Independent Living and/or Assisted Living).
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LEASE-UP CREDIT ENHANCEMENT
- A Lease-Up Credit Enhancement is required for all Lease-Up transactions.
- The form of the Lease-Up Credit Enhancement will be determined by Freddie Mac.
- The Lease-Up Credit Enhancement must be at least 5% of the unpaid principal balance (10% if the Lease-Up Credit Enhancement is a guaranty, subject to additional conditions).
- Release of Lease-Up Credit Enhancement will occur once the property has achieved the required amortizing DCR based on average performance of the past 3 months, net rental income for the past 1 month meets or exceeds the level necessary to reach the required amortizing DCR, and has met other standard conditions as set forth by Freddie Mac.
- If the required DCR is not reached within 12 months, the Lease-Up Credit Enhancement will be used to resize the loan and recast the payments.
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CLOSING DEBT SERVICE ESCROW
An additional 3-month debt service escrow may be required based on the property’s actual operations at underwriting.
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RATE LOCK
- 50% occupied.
- 60% leased.
- 60% or more Certificates of Occupancy issued.
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CLOSING
- 1.0x DCR.
- 65% occupied.
- 75% leased.
- 100% of Certificates of Occupancy issued (Conventional and Targeted Affordable).
- 90% of Certificates of Occupancy issued (Seniors Housing with Independent Living and/or Assisted Living).
- Assisted Living properties must have all required licenses authorizing operations.
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APPRAISAL REPORT
The appraisal report must provide the as-is and as-stabilized values for the property.
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PREMIER SPONSORS AND MARKETS
Except for Seniors Housing, additional flexibility available on a case-by-case basis through an assessment of the sponsor and market as determined by Freddie Mac.
In its prequalifying review, Lument will attempt to estimate both the loan amount and the fees and costs associated with the transaction. Actual loan amounts and actual fees and expenses may vary from the prequalifying estimates. A prequalifying estimate is not a commitment to make a loan.