US single-family home prices backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increased by 1.7% year-over-year in February 2026, following an upwardly revised 1.8% rise in the previous month. For the nine census divisions, home price changes ranged from -0.7% in the Mountain division to +4.2% in the Middle Atlantic division. On a monthly basis, prices were unchanged, after four consecutive months of rises, and missed market expectations of a 0.2% increase. source: Federal Housing Finance Agency

House Price Index YoY in the United States averaged 4.51 percent from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 18.90 percent in July of 2021 and a record low of -10.70 percent in November of 2008. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States FHFA House Price Index YoY. United States House Price Index YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-31 01:00 PM
House Price Index YoY
Jan 1.6% 1.9% -0.2%
2026-04-28 01:00 PM
House Price Index YoY
Feb 1.7% 1.8% 1.6%
2026-05-26 01:00 PM
House Price Index YoY
Mar 1.7%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
15-Year Mortgage Rate 5.72 5.64 percent May 2026
30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.37 6.30 percent May 2026
Average House Prices 503100.00 521000.00 USD Mar 2026
Average Mortgage Size 385.51 380.61 Thousand USD Jan 2026
Building Permits 1363.00 1538.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Building Permits MoM -11.40 11.00 percent Mar 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index 338.15 336.66 points Feb 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index MoM 0.40 -0.10 percent Feb 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index YoY 0.90 1.20 percent Feb 2026
Construction Spending MoM 0.60 -0.20 percent Mar 2026
Existing Home Sales 3980.00 4130.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Existing Home Sales MoM -3.60 2.70 percent Mar 2026
Home Ownership Rate 65.30 65.70 percent Mar 2026
House Price Index MoM 0.00 0.20 percent Feb 2026
House Price Index YoY 1.70 1.80 percent Feb 2026
House Price Index 441.40 441.50 points Feb 2026
Housing Starts 1502.00 1356.00 Thousand units Mar 2026
Housing Starts MoM 10.80 -3.00 percent Mar 2026
Housing Starts Multi Family 446.00 407.00 Thousand units Mar 2026
Housing Starts Single Family 1032.00 941.00 Thousand units Mar 2026
MBA Mortgage Market Index 285.30 298.50 points May 2026
MBA Mortgage Refinance Index 928.60 977.90 points May 2026
MBA Purchase Index 171.10 177.70 points May 2026
MBA Mortgage Applications -4.40 -1.60 percent May 2026
Mortgage Originations 524.42 512.15 Billion USD Dec 2025
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.45 6.37 percent May 2026
NAHB Housing Market Index 34.00 38.00 points Apr 2026
Case-Shiller Single Family Home Price Index 332.10 331.80 points Feb 2026
New Home Sales 682.00 635.00 Thousand units Mar 2026
New Home Sales MoM 7.40 8.90 percent Mar 2026
Pending Home Sales YoY -1.10 -0.80 percent Mar 2026
Pending Home Sales MoM 1.50 2.50 percent Mar 2026
Price to Rent Ratio 133.60 133.10 Dec 2024
Residential Property Prices 0.90 1.22 Percent Dec 2025
Existing Home Sales Prices 408800.00 398000.00 USD Mar 2026
Total Housing Inventory 1360.00 1290.00 Thousands Mar 2026


United States House Price Index YoY
The FHFA (Federal Housing Finance Agency) House Price Index measures month over month changes in average prices of single-family houses with mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.70 1.80 18.90 -10.70 1992 - 2026 percent Monthly
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