Housing Sales Projected to Remain Steady Through 2025
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Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) has released its August 2025 Economic and Housing Outlook, projecting stable housing market conditions through 2025. The ESR Group forecasts total home sales of 4.74 million units for 2025, slightly lower than last month's projection of 4.85 million units.
The forecast includes 4.09 million existing home sales in 2025, showing a modest increase from 4.06 million units in 2024. Mortgage rates are expected to reach 6.5% by end-2025 and 6.1% by end-2026, reflecting slight upward revisions from July's forecast.
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- Total home sales forecast revised down to 4.74M units from previous 4.85M projection
- Mortgage rate projections revised upward compared to July forecast
News Market Reaction 1 Alert
On the day this news was published, FNMA declined 3.04%, reflecting a moderate negative market reaction.
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Visit Fannie Mae's Data and Insights page to read the full August 2025 Economic and Housing Outlook, including the Economic Developments Commentary, Economic Forecast, and Housing Forecast. To receive email updates with other housing market research from Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research Group, please click here.
Opinions, analyses, estimates, forecasts, beliefs, and other views of Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group included in these materials should not be construed as indicating Fannie Mae's business prospects or expected results, are based on a number of assumptions, and are subject to change without notice. How this information affects Fannie Mae will depend on many factors. Although the ESR Group bases its opinions, analyses, estimates, forecasts, beliefs, and other views on information it considers reliable, it does not guarantee that the information provided in these materials is accurate, current, or suitable for any particular purpose. Changes in the assumptions or the information underlying these views could produce materially different results. The analyses, opinions, estimates, forecasts, beliefs, and other views published by the ESR Group represent the views of that group as of the date indicated and do not necessarily represent the views of Fannie Mae or its management.
About the ESR Group
Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research Group, led by Chief Economist Mark Palim, studies current data, analyzes historical and emerging trends, and conducts surveys of consumers and mortgage lenders to inform forecasts and analyses on the economy, housing, and mortgage markets.
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