Housing Forecast: August 2015

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Housing Starts and Sales (SAAR, Thous. Units)

Housing Starts 934 984 1,029 1,055 978 1,144 1,135 1,150 1,225 1,295 1,350 1,400 1,003 1,102 1,318

Single-Family (1 Unit) 610 624 654 700 643 704 715 750 830 900 950 1,000 648 703 920

Percent Change: Year-over-Year 4.9% 8.5% 30.9%

Multifamily (2+ Units) 324 360 375 356 335 441 420 400 395 395 400 400 355 399 398

New Single-Family Home Sales 424 425 439 472 517 507 498 524 580 631 615 676 437 510 625

Percent Change: Year-over-Year 1.9% 16.7% 22.7%

Total Existing Home Sales (Single-Family, Condos and Co-Ops) 4,677 4,887 5,057 5,060 4,967 5,300 5,449 5,423 5,353 5,407 5,452 5,509 4,940 5,286 5,430

Percent Change: Year-over-Year -2.9% 7.0% 2.7%

Total Home Sales (New + Existing) 5,101 5,312 5,496 5,532 5,484 5,807 5,947 5,947 5,934 6,038 6,067 6,185 5,377 5,796 6,056

Percent Change: Year-over-Year -2.6% 7.8% 4.5%

Home Prices (NSA, Thous. $)

Median New 274 282 278 301 293 285 290 315 304 305 301 329 283 298 310

Median Total Existing 191 212 216 208 203 228 226 217 212 229 234 226 208 217 226

FHFA Purchase-Only Index (Percent Change: Quarterly YoY, Annual Q4/Q4) 6.8% 5.6% 4.7% 5.0% 5.0% 5.1% 4.8% 4.5% 4.5% 3.2% 4.0% 4.5% 5.0% 4.5% 4.5%

Mortgage Rates (Percent)

30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.9 4.2

5-Year Adjustable Rate Mortgage 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.46 3.0 2.9 3.3

1-Year Adjustable Rate Mortgage 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.98 2.4 2.5 2.8

Single-Family Mortgage Originations (NSA, Bil. $, 1-4 Units)

Mortgage Originations 240 312 336 296 343 434 351 296 248 324 321 296 1,184 1,423 1,190

Purchase 123 190 194 169 136 216 218 192 145 226 232 213 676 760 816

Refinance 116 122 142 127 207 218 134 105 103 98 89 83 508 663 373

Refinance Share (%) 49% 39% 42% 43% 60% 50% 38% 35% 42% 30% 28% 28% 43% 47% 31%

August 10, 2015

Note: Interest rate forecasts are based on rates from July 31, 2015.

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

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 group

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