The latest iteration of Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) for March decreased by 2.1 points to 73.2 as rising mortgage rates and the general condition of the housing market pushed consumers to be more pessimistic about the market overall. As a whole, four of the six major HPSI components fell month-over-month, which comes …
The post Fannie Mae’s HPSI Shows High Consumer Pessimism appeared first on DSNews.
Does the cost of homeowners insurance affect the price of a home? In some markets, the answer is increasingly yes. In recent years, insurance companies
This article is featured in the 2023 edition of the Appraisal Buzz Magazine. Some other features we have in our magazine include Buzztoon comics, as
Let’s get real for a moment. When that email from an AMC hits your inbox, asking for your best fee and quickest turnaround, do you
By now, most appraisers are aware that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) have embarked on a complete overhaul of the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD).
