House Price Index by Country
Latest released House Price Index value for every supported currency, with the previous reading, the change between releases, reference date, frequency, unit, and source.
/api/v1/announcements/{currency}/house_price_index. Non-USD endpoints require an API key query parameter.| Country / Currency | Latest | Previous | Change | Reference | Frequency | Unit | Source |
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Australia
AUD · Australian Dollar
|
7.2
31 Dec 2025
|
6.4
30 Sep 2025
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▲ +0.8 | 31 Dec 2025 | Quarterly | %YoY | ABS/RBA |
|
United States
USD · US Dollar
|
— | — | — | — | Monthly | %YoY | FRED (BEA/BLS/Fed) |
What is House Price Index?
The house price index tracks changes in residential property prices. Each jurisdiction publishes its own series — Case-Shiller and FHFA in the US, Halifax and Nationwide in the UK, ABS in Australia, Teranet in Canada — usually monthly or quarterly.
Why it matters for FX
House prices are the largest single asset on most household balance sheets, which makes them a major driver of consumer spending via wealth effects. They also feed into shelter / rent components of CPI with long lags. Rapidly falling house prices are historically associated with banking stress and currency weakness.
How to read this page
Read year-over-year change. Compare to mortgage-rate moves to gauge affordability stress. Watch the distribution of moves across cities — broad-based declines matter more than concentrated weakness.
What to watch for
- Year-over-year change vs mortgage-rate cycle
- City-level dispersion in headline indices
- Affordability metrics (price-to-income, price-to-rent)
- Pass-through to CPI shelter (12-18 month lag)
- Banking-sector exposure to mortgage book