From The Federal Housing Finance Agency U.S. Monthly House Price Index Shows 0.6 Percent Increase From September To October
U.S. house prices rose 0.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from September to October, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index. The previously reported 0.0 (zero) percent change in September was revised to a 0.4 percent decline. For the 12 months ending in October, U.S. prices fell 1.9 percent. The U.S. index is 10.8 percent below its April 2007 peak.
The FHFA monthly index is calculated using purchase prices of houses backing mortgages that have been sold to or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. For the nine Census Divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly price changes from September to October ranged from – 1.1 percent in the South Atlantic Division to + 3.7 percent in the Pacific Division.
December 22, 2009
Housing Data