Tag Archives: Economic and housing fears subside: Fannie Mae

Americans’ economic fears are starting to subside with attitudes about personal finances, housing and employment improving, Fannie Mae said. Fannie ties this upswing in confidence to job gains made in recent months. A report from Automatic Data Processing Wednesday shows the private sector added 216,000 jobs last month. Respondents to Fannie’s national housing survey in February expect home prices to increase 0.8% on average over the next 12 months, while 15% believe home prices will fall and 53% believe prices will remain the same. The number of Americans who see […]