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January 18, 2024

Mortgage Rates Expected to Dip Below 6 Percent in 2024, Boosting Home Sales

The housing market is expected to begin a gradual return to a more normal balance in 2024, following years of significant oscillations in mortgage rates and divergences of key housing market measures from their historical, pre-pandemic relationships, according to the January 2024 commentary from…

January 16, 2024

Home Price Growth Falls Further in Fourth Quarter

Single-family home prices increased 7.1 percent from Q4 2022 to Q4 2023, up from the previous quarter's revised annual growth rate of 5.1 percent, according to Fannie Mae's latest Home Price Index reading.

January 8, 2024

Consumer Optimism About Mortgage Rates Jumps Significantly

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® increased 2.9 points in December to 67.2, due primarily to a significant jump in the share of consumers expecting mortgage rates to go down over the next 12 months.

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January 18, 2024

Mortgage Rates Expected to Dip Below 6 Percent in 2024, Boosting Home Sales

The housing market is expected to begin a gradual return to a more normal balance in 2024, following years of significant oscillations in mortgage rates and divergences of key housing market measures from their historical, pre-pandemic relationships, according to the January 2024 commentary from…

January 16, 2024

Home Price Growth Falls Further in Fourth Quarter

Single-family home prices increased 7.1 percent from Q4 2022 to Q4 2023, up from the previous quarter's revised annual growth rate of 5.1 percent, according to Fannie Mae's latest Home Price Index reading.

January 8, 2024

Consumer Optimism About Mortgage Rates Jumps Significantly

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® increased 2.9 points in December to 67.2, due primarily to a significant jump in the share of consumers expecting mortgage rates to go down over the next 12 months.

See all perspectives

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