Tag: inflation
Multifamily starts forecasts revised lower
Revisions to Fannie Mae’s July housing forecast reduce the number of multifamily starts expected in 2025 and 2026 from those in last month’s forecast....
Fannie Mae’s view of the economy brightens
Revisions to Fannie Mae’s housing forecast in June call for more multifamily starts in 2025 than in last month’s forecast. Fannie Mae is now...
Fed’s view of economy darkens
The economic projections released by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) after this week’s meeting indicate that they expect the principal economic metrics they...
Multifamily starts forecast continues to rise
Revisions to Fannie Mae’s housing forecast in May call for more multifamily starts across the entire forecast horizon than in last month’s forecast. Fannie...
Construction materials prices rise moderately despite copper wire price jump
The producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices rose 0.3 percent month-over-month in April...
Multifamily starts forecast higher despite worse projections for the economy
Revisions to Fannie Mae’s housing forecast in April call for more multifamily starts across the entire forecast horizon than in last month’s forecast. Fannie...
Lumber prices lead construction materials prices higher in March
The producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices jumped 0.7 percent month-over-month in March...
Fed keeps interest rate trajectory unchanged
The economic projections released by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) after this week’s meeting indicate that they expect the interest rate trajectory to...
Higher construction materials prices coming
The producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices rose 0.1 percent month-over-month in February...
Multifamily starts forecasts raised
Fannie Mae’s February housing forecast calls for multifamily starts to slow to start 2025 but to then rise through the end of 2026. The...
Multifamily starts projected lower than in last month’s forecast
As in last month’s forecast, Fannie Mae’s January housing forecast calls for multifamily housing starts to bottom out in mid-2025 and then to steadily...
Construction materials prices move modestly higher
The producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices rose 0.2 percent month-over-month in December...
Multifamily starts forecast to rise starting in late 2025
Fannie Mae’s December housing forecast calls for multifamily housing starts to bottom out in mid-2025 and then to steadily increase through the rest of...
Fed backs off plans for interest rate cuts
The economic projections released by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) after this week’s meeting indicate that they will be keeping interest rates higher...
Construction materials prices up again in November
The producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices rose 0.3 percent month-over-month in November...
