• In a phone survey of 1,001 Americans last month, Fannie Mae said, 35% of respondents said they expect home prices to go up this year, and the consensus was a 2% gain. In the survey's two-year history, 35% is a high.
• People have a lot less confidence about the economy generally, and the agency's chief economist said that could stall the improvement in the housing outlook.
• On rental housing, 48% said they think rents will rise this year, with 4% the consensus number.

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Americans interviewed by Fannie Mae are generally more optimistic about housing with 35% of those surveyed saying home prices will rise in the next 12 months, according to the GSE's June National Housing Survey. ...