Tag Archives: Housing Activity

New commentary from Fannie Mae revealed the ESR Group is warning that while rates are moving rapidly again, they are expected to weigh on consumption and business investments over time. Experts now project a significant slowing trend in economic growth through the end of the year and into 2024.

HouseCanary's August Market Pulse report revealed depressed market activity has resulted in net new listing volume trailing behind overall contract volume, as total inventory remains down nearly 13% compared to the same time in 2022.

As the future of the economy remains uncertain, the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research Group forecasts home sales to remain constrained within a tight range regardless.

“Overall credit performance remains solid for higher credit quality borrowers, but that is in an economy with unemployment rates below 4%,” Freddie Mac said in their report.

A new outlook from MBA economists predict a recession in 2023, significant staffing cuts, and falling origination, and purchase volumes.

The First American Leading Markets Index (LMI) , a report released Thursday by the National Association of Home Builders showed that 56 of approximately 350 metro markets nationwide have returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity, as recorded before the recession. This is nine more metros than a year ago, suggesting that even though the lion's share of metros in the U.S. are still underperforming, more are coming back to stable ground.

Housing markets in half of all states and 35 of the top 50 metros are improving, according to a new report from Freddie Mac. However, only 11 states and four of the top 50 metros are "stable" compared to each market’s individual historical norms, Freddie Mac reported.