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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

FHFA Home Price Index Shows Extending Strength

The FHFA house price index shows extending strength in home prices. FHFA's index rose 0.6 percent in February which is 1 tenth above the consensus and on top of January's 0.9 percent rise. Year-on-year, the index is up 7.2 percent which is just off the upward revised 7.4 percent rate of January, a 4-year high.

Price traction is strongest out West with the Pacific up 10.3 percent year-on-year followed by the Mountain region at 9.0 percent. Growth is strong across all 9 regions in the survey with the Middle Atlantic in the rear but at a still respectable 4.8 percent rate.

Low supply is a major factor behind price appreaction, which proved last year to be solid source of household wealth.

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