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A panel of over 100 housing experts surveyed in Fannie Mae's Q2 2025 Home Price Expectations Survey projects a moderation in home price growth, forecasting 2.9% growth in 2025 and 2.8% in 2026, down from 5.3% in 2024. These estimates represent downward revisions from the previous quarter's expectations of 3.4% and 3.3% for 2025 and 2026, respectively. The survey, conducted in partnership with Pulsenomics LLC, also assessed experts' expectations regarding home price performance in the 20 largest metro areas and the likelihood of negative year-over-year price growth through 2026.

Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) released its May 2025 National Housing Survey results, showing positive momentum in housing market sentiment. The Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) demonstrated notable growth, increasing by 4.3 points to reach 73.5 in May 2025. The year-over-year comparison also reflects improved consumer confidence, with the HPSI up 4.1 points compared to May 2024. This monthly survey serves as a key indicator of consumer attitudes toward housing market conditions.

Fannie Mae (FNMA) has announced VRMTG ACQ, LLC as the winning bidder for its twenty-sixth Community Impact Pool of non-performing loans. The transaction, set to close on July 29, 2025, comprises 39 Florida-focused loans with a total unpaid principal balance of $6.9 million. The pool features an average loan size of $177,687 and a weighted average note rate of 4.35%. The cover bid was 106.05% of UPB (34.22% of BPO). Purchasers must honor existing loss mitigation efforts and offer delinquent borrowers various options, including loan modifications with potential principal forgiveness, before pursuing foreclosure.

Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) has announced the release of its April 2025 Monthly Summary report. The summary provides comprehensive data about the company's monthly and year-to-date activities, including details on its gross mortgage portfolio, mortgage-backed securities and other guarantees, interest rate risk measures, and serious delinquency rates. The report is available through Fannie Mae's official channels and offers stakeholders insight into the company's operational performance for April 2025.

Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) announced the results of its fixed-price cash tender offers for Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) Notes. The tender offers, which expired on May 29, 2025, resulted in approximately $1,798 million in original principal amount of Notes being validly tendered, representing 80.07% of eligible notes. The settlement date for accepted Notes is scheduled for June 2, 2025, with Notes tendered using Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to be purchased on June 3, 2025. The tender offer covered multiple series of CAS Notes, with participation rates varying significantly across different series, ranging from 0.19% to 100%. BofA Securities served as the lead dealer manager, while Wells Fargo Securities acted as the designated dealer manager for the Offers.

Fannie Mae (FNMA) has partnered with Palantir to launch an AI-powered Crime Detection Unit aimed at combating mortgage fraud in the U.S. housing market. The initiative leverages Palantir's advanced AI and machine learning technology to detect suspicious activities and anomalous transactions across millions of datasets. As the largest holder of residential mortgage debt in the U.S., with over $4.3 trillion in assets, Fannie Mae manages approximately 25% of single-family mortgages and 20% of multifamily mortgages. The company expects this new technology partnership to save millions in future fraud losses while enhancing safety and soundness in the housing system.

Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) has announced fixed-price cash tender offers to purchase any and all of certain Connecticut Avenue Securities® (CAS) Notes. The offers encompass 16 different classes of Notes with a combined original principal balance of approximately $1.89 billion. The tender offers will expire on May 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM New York City time.

BofA Securities has been engaged as the lead dealer manager and Wells Fargo Securities as the designated dealer manager. The settlement date is expected to be June 2, 2025. Tender offer considerations range from $1,014.70 to $1,091.30 per $1,000 original principal amount, with holders also receiving accrued and unpaid interest.

Fannie Mae (FNMA) has announced the results of its twenty-sixth non-performing loan sale, involving 1,077 deeply delinquent loans with a total unpaid principal balance of $193 million. The sale was divided into two pools: Pool 1 with 335 loans ($60.4M UPB) won by Residential Credit Opportunities IX, LLC, and Pool 2 with 742 loans ($132.8M UPB) won by VRMTG ACQ, LLC. The transaction is set to close on July 8, 2025.

Both pools have similar characteristics, with weighted average BPO loan-to-value ratios of 41% and note rates around 4.4%. The cover bids were strong at 103.79% of UPB for Pool 1 and 104.36% for Pool 2. Purchasers must honor existing loss mitigation efforts and offer various options to delinquent borrowers before pursuing foreclosure.

Fannie Mae (FNMA) has released its May 2025 Economic and Housing Outlook, revealing an upgraded forecast for total single-family home sales. The ESR Group projects 4.92 million units in total sales for 2025, with 4.24 million being existing home sales. This revision is partly due to lower expected mortgage rates, forecasted to reach 6.1% by end-2025 and 5.8% by end-2026. The outlook also predicts real GDP growth of 0.7% in 2025 and 2.0% in 2026 on a Q4/Q4 basis.