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4 days ago | 
aei.org | Edward Pinto |Tobias Peter |Sissi Li
Slides· MethodologyThe American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center released its monthly update to the AEI Housing Market Indicators on June 3, 2025.
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4 days ago | 
aei.org | Edward Pinto |Tobias Peter |Sissi Li
Report AEI Housing Market Indicators, May 2025 Report National Home Price Appreciation (HPA) Index—April 2025 Report AEI Housing Market Indicators, April 2025 Report Executive Roundtable for Mortgage Finance Economics & Housing Panel Report National Home Price Appreciation (HPA) Index—March 2025 Report AEI Housing Market Indicators, March 2025 Report National Home Price Appreciation (HPA) Index—February 2025 Report Prevalence of GSE Appraisal Waivers Report AEI Housing Market Indicators,...
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2 weeks ago | 
aei.org | Edward Pinto |Tobias Peter |Sissi Li
Report Housing Finance Watch (Week 20, 2025) By Edward J. Pinto | Tobias Peter | Sissi Li May 20, 2025 PDF to full reportKey takeaways:The median purchase rate remained at 6.625 in week 20, 2025. According to Mortgage News Daily, the avg. 30-year rate was 6.99% on May 19th. Purchase rate lock volume was down 40% from the same week in 2019, and down 24% YoY. Preliminary YoY HPA was 3.0% in April 2025. It is projected to be 3.0% and 3.5% for May 2025 and the two weeks of June 2025, respectively.
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3 weeks ago | 
aei.org | Edward Pinto |Tobias Peter |Sissi Li
Report Housing Finance Watch (Week 19, 2025) By Edward J. Pinto | Tobias Peter | Sissi Li May 13, 2025 PDF to full reportKey takeaways:The median purchase rate decreased to 6.625% in week 19, 2025. According to Mortgage News Daily, the avg. 30-year rate was 6.92% on May 12th. Purchase rate lock volume was down 36% from the same week in 2019, and down 14% YoY. Preliminary YoY HPA was 2.6% in March 2025.
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3 weeks ago | 
aei.org | Edward Pinto |Tobias Peter |Sissi Li |Amanda Nascimento Dial
Report Housing Finance Watch (Week 19, 2025) Report Housing Finance Watch (Week 18, 2025) Report Reforming GSE Lending: A Sustainable Path for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Report Housing Finance Watch (Week 16, 2025) Report Housing Finance Watch (Week 15, 2025) Report Housing Finance Watch (Week 14, 2025) Report Housing Finance Watch (Week 12, 2025) Report Tax Abatements: The Best-Kept Secret to Revitalizing Struggling Communities—Without Spending Taxpayer Money Report Housing Finance Watch...
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1 month ago | 
aei.org | Edward Pinto |Tobias Peter |Sissi Li
Report Housing Finance Watch (Week 18, 2025) By Edward J. Pinto | Tobias Peter | Sissi Li May 06, 2025 PDF to full reportKey takeaways:The median purchase rate decreased to 6.575% in week 18, 2025. According to Mortgage News Daily, the avg. 30-year rate was 6.90% on May 5th. Purchase rate lock volume was down 33% from the same week in 2019, and down 21% YoY. Preliminary YoY HPA was 2.6% in March 2025.
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1 month ago | 
aei.org | Edward Pinto |Tobias Peter |Sissi Li
Slides· MethodologyThe American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center released its monthly update to the AEI Housing Market Indicators on April 29, 2025. Recent Movements in Rates and Demand. The median purchase rate held steady at 6.625% in Week 17, 2025. Purchase rate lock volume in 2025 week 17 was at a multi-year low, and was down 31% from the same week in 2019, and down 9% YoY. Home Price Appreciation (HPA) and Month’s Supply Trends Through March 2025.
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1 month ago | 
aei.org | Edward Pinto |Tobias Peter |Sissi Li
Report Housing Finance Watch (Week 16, 2025) By Edward J. Pinto | Tobias Peter | Sissi Li April 21, 2025 PDF to full reportKey takeaways:The median purchase rate increased to 6.625% in week 16, 2025. According to Mortgage News Daily, the avg. 30-year rate was 6.94% on April 21st. Purchase rate lock volume was down 35% from the same week in 2019, and down 22% YoY. Preliminary YoY HPA was 2.6% in March 2025.
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1 month ago | 
aei.org | Edward Pinto |Tobias Peter |Sissi Li
Report Housing Finance Watch (Week 15, 2025) By Edward J. Pinto | Tobias Peter | Sissi Li April 15, 2025 PDF to full reportKey takeaways:The median purchase rate stayed constant at 6.5% in week 15, 2025. According to Mortgage News Daily, the avg. 30-year rate was 6.98% on April 14th. Purchase rate lock volume was down 34% from the same week in 2019, and down 13% YoY. Preliminary YoY HPA was 3.2% in February 2025.
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2 months ago | 
aei.org | Edward Pinto |Tobias Peter |Sissi Li
Report Housing Finance Watch (Week 14, 2025) By Edward J. Pinto | Tobias Peter | Sissi Li April 08, 2025 PDF to full reportKey takeaways:The median purchase rate stayed constant at 6.5% in week 14, 2025. According to Mortgage News Daily, the avg. 30-year rate was 6.85% on April 8th. Purchase rate lock volume was down 14% from the same week in 2019, but up 11% YoY. Preliminary YoY HPA was 3.2% in February 2025. It is projected to be 2.9% and 2.7% for March 2025 and April 2025, respectively.
