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Nancy Atwell, the Multifamily COO and SVP for Fannie Mae, has authored a new Perspectives Blog post focusing on renters and their credit reports using data from a new poll that found a sound majority of renters want their rent payments to count towards improving their credit file kept by the three credit bureaus.

“When remote work is coupled with the reported rise in the importance of affordability, it's not surprising that respondents expressed a greater willingness to live farther from their current location,” noted a Fannie Mae report. “Of course, renters indicated the greatest affordability concerns, as well as a willingness to consider areas farther away from their current location.”

A new poll by Fannie Mae has found that 73% of respondents believe the U.S. economy is on the “wrong track,” with a vast majority of lenders feeling the economy is "very likely" or "somewhat likely" to enter a recession in the next two years.

“Given the consistency of our survey results, we expect consumers' longstanding and highly favorable attitude toward homeownership as an investment option will continue to persist, even in the face of possible recession,” Fannie Mae authors concluded.