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December 16, 2024

Housing Market Unlikely to Thaw in 2025 Due to Affordability Challenges and 'Lock-in Effect'

Affordability and the so-called “lock-in effect” are expected to keep housing activity subdued in 2025.

December 11, 2024

What Determines the Rate on a 30-Year Mortgage?
Nathaniel Drake
Nathaniel Drake

Senior Associate, Economic and Strategic Research — Economics

We explain how the rate on a 30-year mortgage is determined and how these factors explain the movements in mortgage rates following the COVID-19 pandemic.

December 9, 2024

Consumer Housing Sentiment Up Significantly Year over Year
Kevin Tillmann
Kevin Tillmann

Lead Associate, Economic and Strategic Research — Market Research

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) increased 0.4 points in November to 75.0, continuing its sharp upward trend over the past year as consumers appear to be acclimating to the higher mortgage rate and home price environment.

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Housing Perspectives

October 19, 2023

A Look Back: 10 Years of Credit Risk Transfer
Devang Doshi
Devang Doshi

Senior Vice President, Capital Markets - Single-Family Products

Kathleen Pagliaro
Kathleen Pagliaro

Vice President, Credit Risk Transfer

Rob Schaefer
Rob Schaefer

Vice President, Credit Risk Transfer

Thanks to the dedication and support from our investor, reinsurer, and broker-dealer partners, together we've built a broad and liquid market for U.S. mortgage credit.

October 4, 2023

Mortgage Lenders Cite Operational Efficiency as Primary Motivation for AI Adoption
Peter Ghavami
Peter Ghavami

VP, Modeling and Data Science

In 2018, Fannie Mae surveyed senior mortgage executives to better understand lenders' views on AI/ML. This year, we re-surveyed mortgage lenders to assess how their views and experiences may have changed.

July 20, 2023

Economic Pessimism Has Lenders Once Again Citing Cost-Cutting as Top Business Priority
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Douglas Duncan

Executive Advisor, Senior Vice President

Mortgage lenders cited "cost-cutting" as their most important business priority for the second year in a row, according to Fannie Mae's Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey® (MLSS). Additionally, lender sentiment toward the U.S.

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