Housing and Economic Research
Original research and analysis on housing trends, the economy and the mortgage market
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Forecast | August 15, 2016
The Return of the $2 Trillion Mortgage Market
For the first time since 2012, mortgage originations are forecasted to top $2 trillion in 2016. Here's why. More
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Insight | July 19, 2016
Fun After Fifty
According to the common wisdom, Baby Boomers like Peter Pan refuse to grow older. Instead of retiring, they launch second and third careers. More
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Forecast | July 12, 2016
Despite Global Risks, U.S. Housing Markets Remains Stalwart
With the U.K.'s decision to exit from the European Union, global risks increased substantially leading us to revise our views for the remainder of 2016 and all of 2017. More
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Forecast | June 28, 2016
Will the homeownership rate fall below 50 percent?
In this month's Outlook, we review recent economic developments and their impact on our projections for the remainder of 2016 and all of 2017. More
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Consumer Research | June 28, 2016
Over Five Million Baby Boomers Expect to Rent Next Home by 2020
Baby Boomers and others aged 55 or older, including several million current homeowners, expect to move to rental units according to the first Freddie Mac 55+ Survey of housing... More
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Consumer Research | June 8, 2016
55+ers Poised to Have Significant Impact on Housing Market
With 55+ homeowners controlling almost two-thirds or $8 trillion of the nation's home equity, the housing decisions they make in the coming years will significantly reshape... More