With rising inflation intensifying U.S. housing costs, Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index showed a record number of consumers believe it’s a bad time to buy a home, further hampering those looking to achieve the American dream.
Read More »Consumer Housing Sentiment Further Dampened by Elevated Mortgage Rates
Consumers nationwide are citing elevated mortgage rates rather than home prices as their primary challenge in reaching affordability, as rates above 7% continue to dampen the overall housing market sentiment, according to Fannie Mae's latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index.
Read More »Growing Affordability Constraints Persist for Buyers
With many Americans citing high home prices and mortgage rate conditions as primary reasons for being unable to afford a home, an estimated 75% of consumers in Fannie Mae’s latest Home Purchase Index believe now is a bad time to buy a home, causing many to pull back from their home searches.
Read More »Fannie Mae Survey Finds More Bearish Mortgage Market
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 finding that lenders are becoming increasingly bearish due to current market conditions. ...
Read More »Fannie Mae: Consumer Housing Confidence Update
According to a new report, consumer opinions are shifting when it comes to buying and selling homes. Click through to read the GSE’s findings.
Read More »Fannie Mae Examines Homebuyer Sentiment
The survey looks at home consumers are reacting to economic worries and mortgage rates, and how that impacts their thoughts on the housing market.
Read More »Fannie Mae: Housing Sentiment Flip Flops
What’s causing consumers to pause on their homebuying decisions despite the optimism around low mortgage rates?
Read More »Fannie: Consumer Housing Sentiment Weakens
The U.S. housing market may be starting to get volatile. Fannie Mae's latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index report found that consumer confidence in housing took a hit in February. The worry seems to be stemming from some general upheaval at ...
Read More »Housing Sentiment Hits All-Time High
Fannie Mae has released the latest installment of its monthly Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI), with the Index rising 3.7 points in January 2018 to hit an all-time survey high of 89.5. The HPSI is also up 6.8 points year-over-year. ...
Read More »Homebuyers Reflect Uncertainty Toward the Market
U.S. homebuyers were overall more pessimistic about the market in October. What factors are contributing to the continued uncertainty of the market?
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