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Providing liquidity. Helping families and communities. Providing value.Understanding the Housing Market
Fannie Mae offers reports and analyses that help our industry partners better understand the views of homeowners and renters across the country. They also help us work to stabilize the housing market in the near term and bring value to the market in the future.
Our housing market research includes information and analyses on the state of the housing and mortgage industries, consumer and demographic insights, economic and mortgage market analysis and trends, and forecasts.
Economic & Housing Outlook
Review mortgage and economic trends each month. The Economic Outlook includes the Economic Developments Commentary, Economic Forecast, Housing Forecast, and Multifamily Market Commentary. Learn more
National Housing Survey
The Fannie Mae National Housing Survey polls homeowners and renters to assess their confidence in homeownership as an investment, the current state of their household finances, views on the U.S. housing finance system, and overall confidence in the economy.
The National Housing Survey was designed to gain a better understanding of current attitudes toward housing and any differences since previous surveys. Our research helps inform the collective efforts of Fannie Mae and our partners to provide stability for the housing market.
Monthly
Fannie Mae's monthly national consumer attitudinal survey report provides a timely window into the opinions of Americans across the country using 11 key indicators. Learn more
Topic Analysis
Topic Analysis Reports provide deeper insights into one or more issues based on the compilation of three monthly samples. The three monthly studies that make up any given report are identical in wording and placement of questions. Learn more
Academic Research
Research briefs are conducted internally or by external partners, such as academics, to provide more rigorous research that explores attitudes and behaviors on key issues. Learn more
Own-Rent Analysis
Get a deeper understanding of the factors that influence consumers’ decisions to buy versus rent a home. The analysis is based on the four key themes of the own versus rent decision-making process. Learn more
Housing Insights Series
Fannie Mae's Housing Insights series examines the characteristics of key data sources and mines them for insights into recent market developments. Learn more