Feds to turn foreclosures into rentals, Good for Multifamily?

(CNNMoney) — Federal officials hope to launch a pilot program in early 2012 to convert government-owned foreclosures into rental properties.

The program, which was cited by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke last week as one way to address the housing crisis, would sell foreclosed homes now owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to investors in bulk. The properties would then be converted into rentals.

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