Fannie Mae (FNMA)
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Highly Asymmetric Bet On The Trump Administration Through Fannie Mae
Investing in Fannie Mae offers a high-risk, high-reward opportunity due to the potential exit from conservatorship, which could yield substantial returns if successful. The market underestimates the probability of Fannie Mae exiting conservatorship; I believe the chance is over 50%, compared to the market's 22%. Fannie Mae's stable business model and the Trump administration's track record of following through on his campaign promises make this a compelling asymmetric bet.
Forecast for Housing Activity Revised Slightly in April Outlook
WASHINGTON , April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Single-family home sales are expected to close 2025 at 4.86 million units, and new single-family construction is expected to total approximately 964,000 units this year, according to the April 2025 Economic and Housing Outlook from the Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group. Revisions to the housing forecast were driven by a combination of recent actuals and adjustments to the ESR Group's expectations for the macroeconomy, including economic growth, which is forecast at 0.5% for full-year 2025 and 1.9% for 2026.
Fannie Mae Announces Scheduled Release of First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Company to Host Conference Call WASHINGTON , April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today announced plans to report its first quarter 2025 financial results on Wednesday morning, April 30, 2025, before the opening of U.S. financial markets. Fannie Mae has scheduled a conference call to discuss the company's results at 8:00 a.m.
Home Price Growth Remains Steady in First Quarter
WASHINGTON , April 17, 2025 Single-family home prices increased 5.2 percent from Q1 2024 to Q1 2025, largely unchanged from the previous quarter's year-over-year growth pace of 5.3 percent, according to the latest reading of the Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Home Price Index (FNM-HPI). The FNM-HPI is a national, repeat-transaction home price index measuring the average, quarterly price change for all single-family properties in the United States, excluding condos.
Expert Panel Expects Home Price Growth to Moderate
WASHINGTON , April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Following national home price growth of 5.8% in 2024, a panel of more than 100 housing experts forecasts home price growth to average 3.4% in 2025 and 3.3% in 2026, according to the Q1 2025 Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Home Price Expectations Survey (HPES), produced in partnership with Pulsenomics, LLC. The panel's latest estimates of national home price growth represent revisions from last quarter's expectations of 3.8% for 2025 and 3.6% for 2026, as measured by the Fannie Mae Home Price Index (FNM-HPI).
Fannie Mae Preferred Buying Opportunity
The recent market selloff presents a buying opportunity in Fannie Mae preferred shares. Lower mortgage interest rates should alleviate concerns that releasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government control will increase mortgage costs for homeowners. Preferred shares have less potential upside than FNMA common but are less risky.
Fannie Mae Announces the Results of its Thirty-fourth Reperforming Loan Sale Transaction
WASHINGTON , April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) today announced the results of its thirty-fourth reperforming loan sale transaction. The transaction, announced on March 4, 2025, included the sale of 3,130 loans totaling $558,713,266 in unpaid principal balance (UPB), offered in one pool.
Fannie Mae Releases February 2025 Monthly Summary
WASHINGTON , March 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae's (OTCQB: FNMA) February 2025 Monthly Summary is now available. The monthly summary report contains information about Fannie Mae's monthly and year-to-date activities for our gross mortgage portfolio, mortgage-backed securities and other guarantees, interest rate risk measures, and serious delinquency rates.
Mortgage Rates Expected to Move Lower in 2025 and 2026
Existing Home Sales Forecast Upgraded Slightly on Lower Rate Outlook WASHINGTON , March 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mortgage rates are now expected to end 2025 and 2026 at 6.3 percent and 6.2 percent, respectively, downward revisions of three-tenths for each, according to the March 2025 commentary from the Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group. The lower mortgage rate outlook resulted in a small upward revision to the ESR Group's existing home sales outlook in 2025, though expectations for total home sales remain subdued.
Home buyers are fed up with high mortgage rates, Fannie Mae says
The vast majority of people in the U.S. believe it is a bad time to buy a home.
Consumer Housing Sentiment Down Year over Year for First Time Since 2023
Pessimism Toward Mortgage Rates and Personal Financial Situations Grows WASHINGTON , March 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) decreased 1.8 points in February to 71.6, driven largely by consumers' increased pessimism that mortgage rates will go down in the next year. The share of consumers who say it is a good time to buy a home inched up last month to 24%, while the share who say it is a good time to sell dipped to 62%.
Fannie Mae Releases January 2025 Monthly Summary
WASHINGTON , Feb. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae's (OTCQB: FNMA) January 2025 Monthly Summary is now available. The monthly summary report contains information about Fannie Mae's monthly and year-to-date activities for our gross mortgage portfolio, mortgage-backed securities and other guarantees, interest rate risk measures, and serious delinquency rates.
