Tag Archives: Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index

“Confidence in the housing market appears to have plateaued at a relatively low level, suggesting that many consumers may be coming to terms with elevated mortgage rates and high home prices,” said Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae SVP and Chief Economist.

Continuing a quarterly survey of mortgage executives that initially started in 2014, Fannie Mae has published its latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey for the first quarter of 2022 ...

A wide disparity exists between homebuyers and homesellers according to September's Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) with the overall index decreasing by 1.2 points to 74.5 points. Year-over-year the index is down by 6.5 points.  ...

Fannie Mae reports that unfavorable economic conditions continue to fuel increased pessimism among homebuyers.

A Fannie Mae economist said that consumers’ sentiments about the current selling environment have “deteriorated.”

How many of those surveyed believe mortgage rates will continue their descent in 2020?

How do consumers feel about home prices and whether or not it is a good buyers’ market? Click through to find out.

Fannie Mae sheds light on consumer attitudes regarding homebuying in its latest survey. Here’s what it found.

Consumer sentiment on buying and selling a home is diverging as rising home prices made homebuyers wary about purchasing a home according to a Fannie Mae survey. Is this trend here to stay?