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Billions of multifamily loans are maturing just as borrowing costs remain stubbornly high and lenders grow more selective.

At the same time, Washington is reshaping the backdrop: the looming privatization debate over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is casting uncertainty on GSE support, while sweeping reforms under the One Big Beautiful Bill are breathing new life into the LIHTC program.

Together, these shifts will determine how capital flows into a sector at the center of America’s housing shortage.

Sharon Karaffa, President of Multifamily Debt & Structured Finance at Newmark, joins First Draft Live to break down the challenges, opportunities and what 2025 means for multifamily investors and the country’s rental housing supply.

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Sharon Karaffa

Sharon Karaffa

President, Multifamily Debt & Structured Finance

Newmark Multifamily Capital Markets

Mark F. Bonner

Mark F. Bonner

Editor-in-Chief / Chief Content Officer

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Sharon Karaffa

President, Multifamily Debt & Structured Finance

Newmark Multifamily Capital Markets

Sharon Karaffa is President, Multifamily Debt & Structured

Finance for Newmark’s Multifamily Capital Markets division.

In this role, Karaffa oversees all aspects of Multifamily Debt &

Structured Finance, focusing on revenue growth, business

development and client and lender relationships, while also

leading Newmark’s Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA

lending platforms.

Additionally, Karaffa is responsible for developing synergies,

cross-collaboration and cross-selling among Newmark’s

Multifamily Capital Markets’ Investment Sales and Debt & Structured Finance teams. She also serves

on Newmark’s Executive Committee, Capital Markets Executive Committee and Multifamily Risk

Management Committee.

Karaffa has over 20 years of experience, the majority of which has been in multifamily finance. Under

her leadership, Newmark’s Multifamily Capital Markets platform experienced a 28-percentage-point

increase in the multifamily investment sales volume financed through its debt platform and a nearly 60

percent increase in multifamily debt production volume overall.

Agenda

Time Activity
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
First Draft Live: Episode 13- Debt Meets The Housing Crunch

Featuring Newmark President of Multifamily Debt & Structured Finance Sharon Karaffa