Housing and Economic Research
Original research and analysis on housing trends, the economy and the mortgage market
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Insight | April 17, 2018
Why Are Consumers Leaving Money On The Table?
One call could save you $1,500. More
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Insight | April 11, 2018
How Big a Difference Do Restricted Rents Make?
Multifamily explores how the rapid rise in rents over the past several years has hit lower-income renters hard. More
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Consumer Research | April 4, 2018
New Research Finds Increasing Preference for Renting
New research by Freddie Mac reveals that despite growing economic confidence among renters, affordability remains dominant in driving renter behavior. More
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Forecast | March 22, 2018
Home Price Appreciation: Winners and Losers
U.S. economic fundamentals remain robust. Nonfarm payrolls increased 313,000 month-over-month in the latest employment report, more than 80,000... More
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Insight | March 16, 2018
Why is Adulting Getting Harder? Young Adults and Household Formation
Young adults of this era lead lives quite different from earlier generations. Compared to older generations, as a group they have been slow to reach life milestones... More
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Forecast | February 27, 2018
Will the New Tax Bill Dampen the Industry?
Mortgage rates entered 2018 below four percent for the 30-year fixed rate mortgage, but have been surging through the first two months of this year, following... More