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June 7, 2022 Would-Be Homebuyers Feeling Squeeze of Higher Home Prices and Mortgage Rates Kevin Tillmann Lead Associate, Economic and Strategic Research — Market Research The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) remained relatively flat in May, decreasing by only 0.3 points but inching nearer its 10-year- and pandemic-low of 63.0 from April 2020
June 7, 2022 Would-Be Homebuyers Feeling Squeeze of Higher Home Prices and Mortgage Rates The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) remained relatively flat in May, decreasing by only 0.3 points but inching nearer its 10-year- and pandemic-low of 63.0 from April 2020.
June 1, 2022 Next to Kin: How Children Influence the Housing and Mobility Decisions of Older Adults Jaclene Begley Senior Director, Economic and Strategic Research — Economics This Fannie Mae working paper explores the residential mobility of older adults, with a focus on the influence of distance to children on those decisions.
May 19, 2022 Rapidly Rising Rates and Persistent Inflation Further Soften Economic Outlook Persistent inflation, rising interest rates, and a slowdown of global economic growth are the primary contributing factors to updated expectations that full-year 2022 real GDP will grow at the reduced rate of 1.3 percent, 0.8 percentage points less than previously predicted, according to the May…
May 19, 2022 Housing Feels Stress of Rising Mortgage Rates as Inflation Weighs on Consumer Spending We have downgraded both our GDP forecast for this year and our forecasts for home sales and mortgage originations. We now project real GDP growth, measured on a Q4/Q4 basis, to be only 1.3 percent in 2022, down from our previous forecast of 2.1 percent, and to decline in 2023 by 0.1 percent,…
May 11, 2022 Lenders See Considerable Value in Appraisal Modernization Lyle Radke Senior Director, Single-Family Collateral Risk Justin Alexander Director, Single-Family Collateral Strategy & Innovation To better understand lenders' views on appraisal modernization, including benefits, implementation challenges, and possible applications, Fannie Mae's Economic & Strategic Research (ESR) Group surveyed senior mortgage executives.
May 9, 2022 Consumer Sentiment Toward Housing Hits Lowest Level in Two Years Kevin Tillmann Lead Associate, Economic and Strategic Research — Market Research The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) decreased by 4.7 points to 68.5 in April, its lowest level since May 2020, as surveyed consumers expressed heightened concerns about housing affordability and rising mortgage rates.
May 9, 2022 Consumer Sentiment Toward Housing Hits Lowest Level in Two Years The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) decreased by 4.7 points to 68.5 in April, its lowest level since May 2020, as surveyed consumers expressed heightened concerns about housing affordability and rising mortgage rates.
April 19, 2022 Economic Growth Forecast Downgraded as ‘Soft Landing’ Appears Increasingly Unlikely The ESR Group’s latest forecast includes downgrades of 0.2 and 2.4 percentage points, respectively, to 2022 and 2023 real GDP growth, including an expectation of a period of modest contraction in the second half of 2023.
April 19, 2022 Inflation Rate Signals Tighter Monetary Policy and Threatens ‘Soft Landing’ Our updated forecast includes an expectation of a modest recession in the latter half of 2023 as we see a contraction in economic activity as the most likely path to meet the Federal Reserve’s inflation objective given the current rate of wage growth and inflation.