Freddie Mac News Release Archive

Company Releases Quarterly Forecast MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The current deceleration of the housing market given declining demand is likely to continue, Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) said today. In a new Quarterly Forecast , the company’s Chief Economist points to mortgage rates... More

Company Releases Quarterly Forecast MCLEAN, Va., July 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC), rising mortgage rates and house price appreciation will continue driving a slowdown in the single-family purchase market. A new Quarterly Forecast released by the company’s... More

Freddie Mac Releases Quarterly Forecast MCLEAN, Va., April 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today predicted that the single-family purchase market will remain solid in 2022 despite increases in mortgage rates. A new Quarterly Forecast released by the company’s Chief Economist... More

Freddie Mac Releases Quarterly Forecast MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today predicted that the single-family housing market will remain stable in 2022 even as mortgage rates are expected to increase. A new Quarterly Forecast released by the company’s Chief... More

Freddie Mac Releases Quarterly Forecast MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today predicted the continued strength of the single-family housing market even as mortgage rates are expected to modestly increase and home prices rise.... More

New survey findings released on Single Female Heads of Households MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New consumer research from Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) found that the pandemic disrupted the homeownership goals of single female heads of households (SFHOHs).... More

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released an analysis showing that appraisal values are more likely to fall below the contracted sale price of a home in census tracts with a higher share of Black and Latino households, resulting in an appraisal gap.... More

MCLEAN, Va., July 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.80 percent. “As the economy works to get back to its pre-pandemic self, and the fight... More

Company Releases Quarterly Forecast MCLEAN, Va., July 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to Freddie Mac ’s (OTCQB: FMCC) Quarterly Forecast , the low mortgage rates that have supported the housing market throughout the pandemic are expected to increase later in the year, but just gradually.... More

MCLEAN, Va., April 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to Freddie Mac ’s (OTCQB: FMCC) Quarterly Forecast , mortgage rates will continue to move up with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaging just above three percent through the end of 2021. “As the economy continues to improve, we expect... More