Posted To: MND NewsWire
Consumer attitudes perked up in March, sending the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) up 5.2 points compared to February. The company said four of the HPSI’s components rose during the month, taking the index to 81.7. The percentage of respondents who say it is a good time to buy a home rose to 53 percent from 48 percent and there was a 3 point decline in those who viewed the timing as bad. This left a net of 13 points, an increase of 8 points for the month but 7 points below the level a year earlier. Attitudes about selling a home increased even more . Sixty-one percent said it was a good time, up from 55 percent in February while the percentage who say it’s a bad time dropped from 35 percent to 28 percent. As a result, the net share of those saying it is a good time to sell increased…(read more)
