The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index increased 0.3 points in January to 73.4, bouncing back slightly after falling last month for the first time since July. Year over year, the HPSI is up 2.7 points.
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Fannie Mae Reports Housing Sentiment Finishes 2024 Higher
Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index decreased 1.9 points in December to 73.1 but remained substantially higher than year-ago levels due in part to ongoing mortgage rate optimism.

Fannie Mae: Consumer Sentiment Rises in November
Fannie Mae released the results of its Home Purchase Sentiment Index for November, finding it rose 0.4 point to 75.

Fannie Mae: Consumers Feeling Better About Housing Despite High Home Prices
Fannie Mae, Washington, D.C., said its Home Purchase Sentiment Index increased 0.7 points in October to 74.6, pushing the measure of consumer confidence to its highest level since February 2022.

Fannie Mae Finds Housing Confidence Inching Higher
Fannie Mae, Washington, D.C., reported its Home Purchase Sentiment Index increased 1.8 points in September to 73.9–its highest level in more than two years–as consumers are optimistic mortgage rates will decline further.

Fannie Mae HPSI Up Slightly in August
Fannie Mae released the results of its Home Purchase Sentiment Index for August, finding it increased 0.6 points to 72.1.

Fannie Mae HPSI: Only 17% Say It’s a ‘Good Time to Buy’
Fannie Mae released its latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index, finding that only 17% of Americans currently say it’s a good time to buy a home, down from 19% in June.

Fannie Mae Says Homebuying Sentiment Hits New Survey Low
The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index decreased 2.5 points in May to 69.4 as the component measuring consumer attitudes toward homebuying conditions fell markedly, reaching a survey low.

Fannie Mae: Housing Sentiment Flat in April
Fannie Mae’s latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index was flat in April, at 71.9.

Fannie Mae: March Home Purchase Sentiment Index Falls Slightly
Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index decreased 0.9 point in March to 71.9, the first drop since November. However, perceptions of homebuying and selling conditions increased a bit.