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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.

July 23, 2024

Home Price Growth Expected to Moderate as Listings Outpace Sales

Home price growth in the second quarter was stronger than previously anticipated but will likely moderate soon, closing 2024 and 2025 at annual rates of 6.1 percent and 3.0 percent, respectively, according to the July 2024 commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group.

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July 8, 2024

Housing Sentiment Rebounds, Returns to Likely Plateau

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) increased 3.2 points in June to 72.6, rebounding from last month’s dip and returning the index nearer the plateau it set earlier this year.

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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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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.

July 9, 2024

Mortgage Lenders Cite Talent Management and Cost-Cutting as Top Priorities
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Douglas Duncan

Senior Vice President and Chief Economist

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

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.

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