FHFA House Price Index (1Q 2024)
U.S. house prices rose 6.6 percent between the first quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index, with strong growth seen in states across the country. FHFA noted that “the low inventory of homes for sale continued to contribute to house price appreciation despite mortgage rates that hovered around 7 percent.”