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Research and Insights

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. Get to know the experts behind our forecasts, analyses, and detailed reports.

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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.

June 21, 2024

Unaffordability Expected to Remain Primary Constraint on Home Sales

Affordability constraints continue to limit the number of buyers willing and able to make home purchases, even as listings of for-sale homes rise, according to the June 2024 commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group.

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June 7, 2024

Homebuying Sentiment Hits New Survey Low

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) decreased 2.5 points in May to 69.4 as the component measuring consumer attitudes toward homebuying conditions fell markedly, reaching an all-time survey low.

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April 17, 2024

Home Prices Moved Up Another 1.7 Percent to Start the Year

Single-family home prices increased 7.4 percent from Q1 2023 to Q1 2024, up from the previous quarter's revised annual growth rate of 6.6 percent, according to Fannie Mae's latest Home Price Index (FNM-HPI) reading.

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June 6, 2024

Benefiting Borrowers with a Creative MBS Disclosure Solution
Devang Doshi
Devang Doshi

Senior Vice President, Capital Markets - Single-Family Products

Nick Sapirie
Nick Sapirie

Vice President, Capital Markets – Single-Family Products

Bryant Bednarek
Bryant Bednarek

Advisor, Capital Markets - Single-Family Products

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.

May 20, 2024

Keeping What Works: How the GSEs are Protecting Homeowners, Taxpayers, and the Industry
Cyndi Danko
Cyndi Danko

Senior Vice President and Single-Family Chief Credit Officer, Fannie Mae

Terri Merlino
Terri Merlino

Single-Family Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, Freddie Mac

As disasters continue to increase in frequency and severity, and certain markets face availability concerns, it is important to ensure lenders and servicers have a clear understanding of the GSE requirements related to property insurance.

April 29, 2024

Knocking Down Barriers, One by One
Katrina Jones
Katrina Jones

Vice President of Housing Equity Strategy & Impact

The work to make the housing system more fair and sustainable, whether you are a renter or a homeowner, is a multi-year effort that is embodied in Fannie Mae's mission and aligned to our long-term business strategy.

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