New York – October 24, 2022 – Cassin & Cassin LLP, a law firm specializing in real estate, real estate finance and private client matters, is proud to announce that its Affordable Housing and Agency Lending practice has been recognized as a 2022 Influencer in Multifamily by GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum. The practice was recognized at a celebratory awards ceremony at the MULTIFAMILY FALL conference in Los Angeles this evening.
Cassin & Cassin’s Agency Lending and Affordable Housing Practice is one the largest of its size in the northeast and among the most sought-after teams of legal counselors to multifamily affordable housing lenders. Chaired by Evan Blau, who is widely considered to be one of the most active and respected attorneys within the affordable housing legal and regulatory space, the practice has helped clients lend billions of dollars to finance the purchase and development of affordable housing units across the country.
The practice has represented nearly every major agency lender for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, while providing legal counsel on many of the nation’s most complex and challenging affordable housing transactions. And given the firm’s extensive agency lending practice, the practice has an unparalleled understanding of multifamily loans originated under the Freddie Mac Targeted Affordable Housing (TAH) and Fannie Mae Multifamily Affordable Housing (MAH) platforms as well as FHA MAP and LEAN lending programs.
“Since our founding more than 35 years ago the firm’s success has been driven forward by the exceptional expertise we bring to our real estate clients,” said Michael Hurley, the firm’s Managing Partner. “But what really sets us apart is the quality of our teams, and that makes recognitions like this even more rewarding. Since we formed the Agency Lending and Affordable Housing practice the team has made a big impact in affordable housing, providing counsel for thousands of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac transactions that have amounted to nearly $30 billion in loans.” “As the country recovers from the impact of the pandemic, the need for affordable housing has never been more dire,” said Blau. “To help meet that challenge we have built a team with a deep set of experience across all significant federal, state and local housing and community development programs throughout the country to help steer clients through the complex legal issues surrounding affordable housing transactions.”