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"In our view, the balance still suggests a modest recession, particularly if the Federal Reserve maintains its focus on labor market tightness,” said Doug Duncan, SVP and Chief Economist for Fannie Mae.

Over the last few weeks, markets have increasingly—and perhaps reluctantly—reflected the resolve of the Fed to lower inflation via rapid tightening of monetary policy," said Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae SVP and Chief Economist.

According to new research from Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research Group (ESR), the housing market is expected to further cool as mortgage rates continue to rise and ...

The research arm of Fannie Mae has moved its recession prediction from the second to the first quarter of 2023. Here are insights from Chief Economist Doug Duncan.

“Tightening financial conditions are slowing economic activity, and consumers are drawing down savings and increasingly relying on credit cards as they seek to maintain current levels of consumption,” said Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan.

After lagging for most of the first part of the year, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have projected a likely increase in home sales this spring. Here’s why.

The 2018 full-year forecast for the economy was upgraded by Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Group. Here’s how housing fared in the forecast.

Existing home sales posted back-to-back gains in 2017, and contract signings to close on existing home sales increased for the first time in four months, according to a report by Fannie Mae.