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United States House Price Index
The house price index for United States measures the change in the average selling price of residential properties. It is an important gauge of household wealth and the health of the real estate sector.
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Why House Price Index matters for USD
House prices feed directly into household balance sheets and consumer confidence. The Federal Reserve monitors house price dynamics as a channel of monetary policy transmission—rate hikes slow price growth while rate cuts can reignite it.
How to interpret this series
Sustained price appreciation above income growth raises affordability concerns and systemic risk, which may prompt macro-prudential tightening. A rapid correction is a deflationary force and historically precedes central bank easing.
Historical House Price Index
Source: S&P / Case-Shiller. Cadence: Monthly. Unit: %YoY. History from 1999-11-30 (26.6 years).
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Common questions
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How often is United States House Price Index updated?
House Price Index for United States is released on a monthly schedule by Federal Reserve (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is House Price Index reported in?
The series is published in %YoY. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source United States House Price Index data?
Data is fetched directly from Federal Reserve or the official national statistics publication for United States. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query House Price Index for United States via the API?
Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/usd/house_price_index?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.