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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.

The survey looks at home consumers are reacting to economic worries and mortgage rates, and how that impacts their thoughts on the housing market.

What’s causing consumers to pause on their homebuying decisions despite the optimism around low mortgage rates?

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 ...

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. ...

U.S. homebuyers were overall more pessimistic about the market in October. What factors are contributing to the continued uncertainty of the market?

The index found that 63 percent of respondents indicated that now is a good time to buy a home, up 2 percentage points from last month, while 47 percent said that now is good time to sell a home and 44 percent say it's a bad time.