This document summarizes housing and economic reports from 2021 and 2022. It discusses the Federal Reserve maintaining interest rates near 0% in 2021 and gradually raising them in 2022. Reports reviewed include the state of the housing market, access to lending, issues in residential construction, household debt levels, and the ongoing government conservatorship of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae since the 2008 financial crisis. Mortgage interest rates increased over the year from an average of 3.2% to 6.73% for a 30-year fixed rate loan.