The Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) decreased 1.2 points to 74.5 in September, as survey respondents continued to report divergent opinions of homebuying and home-selling conditions. Overall, three of the index’s six components decreased month over month.
Most notably, an even greater share of consumers reported that it’s a bad time to buy a home – with that number now sitting at 66%, up from 63% last month and significantly higher than