Tag Archives: Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group

Due to stronger economic performance than expected in Q1, Fannie Mae has pushed back the predicted recession to start sometime in the second half of the year.

Even with a recession in the forecast, the economy appears to be an unexpectedly good place to start off the year according to Fannie Mae.

"There are economic signals pointing to recession but also signs that a 'soft landing' may be in the offing," said Doug Duncan, SVP and Chief Economist, Fannie Mae.

Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research Group has found that due to inflation, monetary policy tightening by the Federal reserve, and a slowing market will tip the economy into a “modest recession” during the first quarter of 2023.

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 continues to predict an official recession conditions in 2023.  According to the ...

The confluence of market forces that are currently weighing on the market is shaking up long-term forecasts. Here’s why Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan thinks “it’s unlikely the economy will avoid a modest recession.”

According to a new report from Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Group (ESR), a combination of rising interest rates and elevated inflation will continue to weigh on the housing market and are now predicting a 1.2% full-year market growth.  The ...

In their latest forecast, Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Group (ESR) has downgraded its GDP projections along with home sales and mortgage originations due to the current state of the economy.  Fannie Mae now predicts that real GDP growth measured on ...

According to the April 2022 commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group, expectations of aggressive monetary policy tightening through 2023 by the Federal Reserve are expected to further moderate economic output already being weighed down by ...

No matter what you call it, the conflict in Ukraine is creating worldwide macroeconomic events that will trickle down to every segment of the economy over the course of the year.  Knowing this, the Economic and Strategic Research Group (ESR) at ...