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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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November 21, 2024
Recent Rate Run-Up Expected to Keep Existing Home Sales Near Historic Lows Through 2025
Existing home sales are now expected to rise only 4 percent next year from a 2024 pace that is on track for a nearly 30-year low, according to the November 2024 commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group.
November 7, 2024
Consumers Feeling Better About Housing Market Despite High Home Prices
The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) increased 0.7 points in October to 74.6, pushing the measure of consumer confidence to its highest level since February 2022 and significantly higher than the all-time low recorded two years ago.
October 15, 2024
Home Price Growth Slows but Remains Robust
Single-family home prices increased 5.9 percent from Q3 2023 to Q3 2024, a deceleration compared to the previous quarter’s downwardly revised annual growth rate of 6.4 percent, according to the latest reading of the Fannie Mae Home Price Index (FNM-HPI).
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July 25, 2024
Last year we partnered with the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) to estimate the prevalence of residential heirs' property on a national scale.
July 9, 2024
We recently surveyed over 200 senior mortgage executives via the MLSS to better understand lenders' top business priorities for the year and how they may differ from prior years.
June 6, 2024
The emergence of a pay-up for labeled social MBS securities has the potential to improve access to credit for the universe of Mission Index-eligible borrowers in the same way that the low balance spec pay-up supports lending to lower balance borrowers.
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