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In our rapidly shifting housing industry, expertise and insight are critical.

Fannie Mae’s market intelligence helps you understand changes in the housing and economic environment today and what it might signal for tomorrow. Our expert economists, analysts, and strategists study every major aspect of housing and the economy and publish their research findings in timely forecasts, analyses, and detailed reports.​

 

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Our Economic and Strategic Research team of economists, analysts, and strategists study every major aspect of housing and the economy.

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Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan and the ESR Group won the prestigious Lawrence R. Klein Award for Blue Chip Forecast Accuracy in 2022. Click here to be notified when new research is published.

August 21, 2024

Sluggish Home Sales Expected as Consumers Hold Out for Improved Affordability

Despite the recent pullback in mortgage rates, total home sales are expected to come in lower than previously forecast through the rest of 2024, and then not pick up meaningfully until further out in 2025, according to the August 2024 commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group.

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September 9, 2024

Mortgage Rate Optimism Spikes, but Homebuying Pessimism Persists

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) increased 0.6 points in August to 72.1, as consumers reported significantly greater optimism about the future direction of mortgage rates despite showing little change in overall homebuying sentiment.

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July 18, 2024

Home Prices Advance Another 3 Percent in Second Quarter, Show Signs of Slowing

Single-family home prices increased 6.9 percent from Q2 2023 to Q2 2024, down from the previous quarter's upwardly revised annual growth rate of 7.3 percent, according to Fannie Mae's latest Home Price Index (FNM-HPI) reading.

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August 29, 2024

Advancing Collateral Valuation: A Data-Driven Approach with Standardized Property Data Collection
Justin Alexander
Justin Alexander

Director, Single-Family Collateral Strategy & Innovation

In the rapidly evolving residential real estate landscape, there is a resounding demand to continue modernizing the property valuation process.

August 8, 2024

Opportunities Exist to Offer Digital Verification Tools to More Homebuyers
Brooke Smith
Brooke Smith

Senior Manager, Single-Family Digital Solutions

Li-Ning Huang
Li-Ning Huang

Principal – Market Research

Earlier this year, we surveyed recent homebuyers to better understand adoption rates and overall experiences with digital technology.

July 25, 2024

Fannie Mae Research Highlights the Impact of Tangled Titles
Tim Carpenter
Tim Carpenter

Senior Director – Community Impact

Last year we partnered with the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) to estimate the prevalence of residential heirs' property on a national scale.

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