For its most recent cover story, MortgagePoint assembled a panel of economists to forecast the top trends and headwinds they expect to define the housing market in 2024.
Read More »Many Americans Aren’t Optimistic About 2024’s Housing Market
While the housing market remains unpredictable, a surprising percentage of surveyed Americans report wanting it to crash in 2024, according to a new LendingTree study, as many believe that might be the only way they could afford a home.
Read More »Residential Remodeling Activity Primed to Retreat?
According to a new analysis from the Joint Center for Housing Studies, home updates are likely to see some changes over the coming year. Click through to learn what the study is forecasting over the next four quarters.
Read More »‘Soft Landing’ or Mild Recession? Fannie Experts Update Forecast
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.
Read More »Is a ‘Double-Dip’ Housing Recession Approaching?
Odeta Kushi, First American’s Deputy Chief Economist, has authored a new blog post discussing the definition of a housing recession and looking at the momentum of sales to determine if we are in fact flirting with a “double-dip” housing recession.
Read More »Economic Pessimism Forcing Lenders to Prioritize Cost-Cutting Measures
Mortgage lenders cited "cost-cutting" as their most important business priority for the second year in a row, according to Fannie Mae's latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey.
Read More »The Week Ahead: What’s in Store for Housing?
An upcoming webinar will forecast housing values over the next year, given the current market environment, as well as discussing loss mitigation decisioning.
Read More »‘Living the Good Life’ is Subjective, but Usually Includes Owning a Home
A new Fannie Mae Perspectives Blog surveyed a wide range of individuals on what “living the good life” means, as 86% of respondents cite homeownership as one of the key factors in their overall happiness.
Read More »Tightening Credit Conditions Could Spur Recession
Fannie Mae is still predicting recession conditions to occur this year due to a slow down in the economy, and a tightening of credit standards.
Read More »Nationwide Mortgage Delinquency Rate Neared Record Low in February
“February’s early-stage delinquency rate was historically low and primarily driven by a strong job market,” said Molly Boesel, Principal Economist at CoreLogic. “However, the possibility of a recession that would raise the U.S. unemployment rate could slightly erode the current strong mortgage performance situation in the coming months.”
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