Tag Archives: Fannie Mae

The majority of respondents to Fannie Mae’s latest survey reported that they believe now is a bad time to buy a home, setting a new record in the process.

Appraisals can be a stressful process for any buying or selling a home and there are many reasons why an appraisal would be undervalued or overvalued. Water intrusion, ...

Sales of new single‐family houses were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 772,000 in February, falling 2% below January’s rate of 788,000.

A slowing economy, decades-high inflation, expired fiscal stimulus, tightening monetary policy, and now Russia's invasion of Ukraine are all weighing on the health of the U.S. economy.

While each homeowner’s total cost is different, of course, examining broad categories of homeowners and analyzing their costs, can provide insights into the drivers of housing affordability. Here’s what a new study by Fannie Mae reveals.

The GSEs’ recent switch to allow for desktop appraisals could usher in “a new area for collateral valuation.”

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 ...

Douglas G. Duncan, SVP and Chief Economist for Fannie Mae, discusses what we should expect out of the housing market in 2022.

Today, it was announced by FHFA Acting Director Sandra L. Thompson that the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund will receive a total of $1.138 billion for ...

After taking a giant leap toward the 4% mark, mortgage rates scaled back this week, as most economists feel home price growth will remain firm before cooling off later this year.