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Green Advantage®

The Freddie Mac Green Advantage® suite of offerings includes Green Up® or Green Up Plus® options. These financing programs reward borrowers who improve their properties to reduce their energy and/or water usage by 30% or those who already have green-certified properties and are looking for new financing. When you commit to reduce energy or water consumption, according to a Green Assessment® or a Green Assessment Plus®, borrowers can receive better pricing and maximize funding to make these enhancements. Green Advantage® works with Freddie Mac Conventional, Targeted Affordable Housing (TAH) and Seniors Housing products.

Green Assessment®
  • Quick property analysis to show borrowers how they can save energy and/or water by making property improvements
  • Can be completed within two weeks without adding to processing time
  • Reimbursements of up to $4,000 of the cost of the report when the borrower closes a loan
Green Assessment Plus®
  • Highly detailed property analysis based on an ASHRAE Level 2 energy audit
  • Reimbursements of up to $4,000 of the cost of the report when the borrower closes a loan
Eligible Loans
  • Conventional and TAH cash preservation (excludes SBL, Seniors, MHCs and supplementals)
  • 10- year fixed-rate Freddie Mac Multifamily Optigo® loans
  • Workforce housing properties (at least 50% of units affordable at workforce housing rents):
    • 80% AMI in standard markets
    • 100% AMI in cost-burdened renter markets
    • 120% AMI in very cost-burdened renter markets
    • 150% AMI in extremely cost-burdened renter markets
  • Green Retrofits (at least 50% of units affordable at 60% AMI)
  • Affordability Test required
Minimum Projected Consumption Reduction
  • Green Up® and Green Up Plus®: 30% of energy or water/sewer consumption for the whole property, with a minimum of 15% from energy based on Green Assessment®
  • Green Retrofit: 15% energy or water/sewer consumption savings at the property; property improvements must have been made within the current calendar year and the preceding two calendar years from the completion date of the Form 1209: Green Retrofits Certification
DCR/LTV
  • Must meet policy compliant DCR/LTV; No adjustments
Time to Complete Green Improvements Two years to complete
Escrow Requirements Funds for energy/water efficiency work will be escrowed at 125% of cost and released as work is completed
Benchmarking Data Collection Green Up® and Green Up Plus® loans require borrowers to engage a third-party Collection data collection consultant prior to the origination of the loan to collect, input and monitor actual energy and water usage through the term of the loan
Required Third-Party Reports
  • Green Up®: Green Assessment®
  • Green Up Plus®: Green Assessment Plus®
Eligible Loans Discounted loan pricing for 10-year fixed-rate loans if at least 40% of the property’s units are affordable at workforce housing levels. They must have an industry-standard green building certification:

  • EarthCraft, Southface
  • ENERGY STAR® for Multifamily Existing Building, High Rise, New Construction, EPA
  • Green Communities, Enterprise Community Partners
  • Green Globes, Green Building Initiative
  • GreenPoint Rated, Build It Green
  • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), US Green Building Council
  • National Green Building Standard (NGBS), Home Innovation Research Labs
  • Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) Certified
  • Passive House Institute (PHI) Certified
Green Rebate If your borrower does not choose any of the above Green Advantage options, a $5,000 rebate may be available for a borrower reporting an EPA ENERGY STAR® score.

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