Fannie Mae lowers mortgage rate forecast and says home-price growth will accelerate

Fannie Mae issued a new forecast that predicts the average U.S. rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage will be 3.7% in the second half of 2019, down from the 3.9% the mortgage financier called for a month ago. Unemployment probably will average 3.7% this year and 4% in 2020.