Tag: inflation
Hope and uncertainty
Better times might be just around the corner for apartment investors stressed by the highest interest rates in years. Or interest rates could easily keep...
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...
Construction materials prices unchanged in April
The April producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices were unchanged for the month,...
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...
Construction materials prices up for the month
The March producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices rose 0.5 percent for the...
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...
Construction materials prices reported flat
The February producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices were unchanged in the month,...
Housing starts forecasts rise
Fannie Mae’s February economic and housing forecasts predict a higher number of multifamily starts in 2023 and 2024 than did last month’s forecast. The...
Construction materials price decline continues
The January producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices fell 0.2 percent in the...
Recession coming, but later
Fannie Mae’s January economic and housing forecasts predict a stronger finish for multifamily starts in 2022 and a higher number of multifamily starts in...
Construction materials prices move lower in December
The December producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that construction materials prices fell 0.3 percent in the...
MBA forecasts a shrinking economy in 2023
The Mortgage Bankers’ Association (MBA) recently released its Q3 2022 quarterly databook. It contains data on mortgage originations and on holdings that has been...
Fannie Mae lowers multifamily housing starts forecast
Fannie Mae’s December economic and housing forecasts predict a larger decline in multifamily housing starts over the next two years than in earlier forecasts....
Fed forecasts higher interest rates, slower growth ahead
While the big news coming out of the recent meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) was their decision to raise the Fed...
