Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced in a specific time period by a country or countries.
Tag: GDP
Fed backs off higher for longer
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met this week and decided to keep the Fed Funds rate unchanged. However, the Federal Reserve’s updated forecasts for...
GDP downturn still expected, but later
Fannie Mae’s November economic and housing forecast still predicts that GDP growth will turn negative, but not until later than in their prior forecasts. With...
Multifamily starts forecast lower
Fannie Mae’s October economic and housing forecast predicts lower multifamily starts in both 2023 and 2024 than called for in last month’s forecast. Multifamily starts...
Fed projects interest rates will stay high longer
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met this week and decided to keep interest rates unchanged. However, the Federal Reserve’s updated forecasts for key economic...
Multifamily starts slowdown forecast to come later
Fannie Mae’s September economic and housing forecast predicts higher multifamily starts in 2023 but lower multifamily starts in 2024 than called for in last...
Fannie Mae forecasts lower multifamily starts
Fannie Mae’s August economic and housing forecast predicts higher single-family starts but lower multifamily starts than did last month’s forecast. Multifamily starts slow The current forecast...
Economic momentum drives Fannie Mae forecast
Fannie Mae’s July economic and housing forecast reflects the surprising strength of the U.S. economy in early 2023. It predicts a higher level of...
Fannie Mae forecasts later downturn
Fannie Mae’s June economic and housing forecast predicts that the expected economic downturn will occur slightly later than did other recent forecasts. It also...
Fed signals higher interest rates ahead
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met this week and decided to keep interest rates unchanged. However, the Federal Reserve’s updated forecasts for key...
Infographic: Happy. Happy. Happy.
Happy. Happy. Happy. Job satisfaction hit a 36-year high in 2022. This is great news having moved through a wave of quiet quitting. There’s...
Fannie Mae sees higher multifamily housing starts in 2023
Fannie Mae’s May economic and housing forecast reduces the depth of the predicted downturn in multifamily housing starts. It also delays the start of...
Fannie Mae forecasts shallower multifamily downturn
Fannie Mae’s April economic and housing forecast reduces the depth of the predicted downturn in multifamily housing starts, although it leaves the timing of...
Infographic: GDP MSA
15 cities with the highest U.S. metro GDPs totaling $20.9 trillion according to the latest U.S. BEA data (2021) The U.S. is the largest GDP...
MBA forecasts slowdown early in 2023
The Mortgage Bankers’ Association (MBA) recently released its Q4 2022 quarterly databook which contains updated forecasts for key economic metrics through 2025. It still...
Fannie Mae forecasts later recession
Fannie Mae’s March economic and housing forecasts shift the timing of the expected recession to later in 2023 than predicted in recent forecasts. This...
