Housing Forecast: August 2021

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SAAR, Thous. Units

 Total Housing Starts 1,485 1,086 1,440 1,575 1,599 1,568 1,616 1,670 1,614 1,558 1,531 1,516 1,380 1,613 1,555

 Percent Change: YoY 6.9 16.9 -3.6

 Single-Family (1 Unit) 981 774 1,041 1,220 1,156 1,104 1,148 1,204 1,186 1,151 1,137 1,120 991 1,153 1,148

 Percent Change: YoY 11.6 16.4 -0.4

 Multifamily (2+ Units) 504 312 399 356 443 464 468 466 428 407 394 396 389 460 406

 Percent Change: YoY -3.3 18.3 -11.7

 Total Home Sales 6,190 5,092 7,077 7,582 7,200 6,558 6,330 6,552 6,606 6,576 6,554 6,490 6,462 6,660 6,556

 Percent Change: YoY 7.3 3.1 -1.6

 New Single-Family 703 708 973 926 896 728 735 846 883 877 867 858 822 801 871

 Percent Change: YoY 20.4 -2.5 8.7

 Existing (Single-Family, Condos/Co-Ops) 5,487 4,383 6,103 6,657 6,303 5,830 5,595 5,706 5,723 5,699 5,687 5,632 5,640 5,858 5,685

 Percent Change: YoY 5.6 3.9 -3.0

NSA, Thous. $

 Median New Home Price 330 323 333 354 365 374 389 407 410 403 415 429 335 384 414

 Median Existing Home Price 272 288 309 311 314 351 361 357 353 379 385 376 295 346 373

Percent Change: Quarterly YoY, Annual Q4/Q4

 FHFA Purchase-Only Index 6.3 5.8 8.1 11.0 12.7 17.9 16.2 14.8 12.1 6.8 6.6 5.1 11.0 14.8 5.1

Percent

30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.1

5-Year Adjustable Rate Mortgage 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 3.1 2.6 2.6

NSA, Bil. $, 1-4 Units

 Single-Family Mortgage Originations 752 1,096 1,346 1,342 1,257 1,210 1,058 830 713 879 897 817 4,536 4,355 3,307

 Purchase 290 353 513 489 358 496 521 465 373 542 564 487 1,645 1,841 1,967

 Refinance 462 742 833 853 899 714 537 365 340 337 333 330 2,891 2,515 1,340

 Refinance Share (Percent) 61 68 62 64 71 59 51 44 48 38 37 40 64 58 41

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August 10, 2021

Note: Interest rate forecasts are based on rates from July 30, 2021.

Note: All mortgage originations data are Fannie Mae estimates as there is no universal source for market-wide originations data.

Note: FHFA Purchase-Only Index and median home price forecasts are updated on the first month of every quarter.

Note: Unshaded areas denote actuals. Shaded areas denote forecasts.

Sources: Actuals: Census Bureau, National Association of REALTORS®, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Freddie Mac, Federal Reserve Board. Forecasts: Fannie Mae Economic & Strategic Research

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