House prices grew year-on-year in most states in the U.S. in the third quarter of 2024. The District of Columbia was the only exception, with a decline of three percent. The annual appreciation for single-family housing in the U.S. was 0.71 percent, while in Hawaii—the state where homes appreciated the most—the increase exceeded 10 percent. How have home prices developed in recent years? House price growth in the U.S. has been going strong for years. In 2024, the median sales price of a single-family home exceeded 413,000 U.S. dollars, up from 277,000 U.S. dollars five years ago. One of the factors driving house prices was the cost of credit. The record-low federal funds effective rate allowed mortgage lenders to set mortgage interest rates as low as 2.3 percent. With interest rates on the rise, home buying has also slowed, causing fluctuations in house prices. Why are house prices growing? Many markets in the U.S. are overheated because supply has not been able to keep up with demand. How many homes enter the housing market depends on the construction output, whereas the availability of existing homes for purchase depends on many other factors, such as the willingness of owners to sell. Furthermore, growing investor appetite in the housing sector means that prospective homebuyers have some extra competition to worry about. In certain metros, for example, the share of homes bought by investors exceeded 20 percent in 2024.

In the first quarter of 2024, the United Arab Emirates, Poland, and Bulgaria registered the highest house price increase in real terms (adjusted for inflation). In the United Arab Emirates, house prices outgrew inflation by 16.17 percent. When comparing the nominal price change, which does not take inflation into consideration, the average house price growth was even higher. Nevertheless, many countries experienced declining prices, with Luxembourg recording the biggest decline, at nearly 14 percent. That has to do with a broader trend of a slowing global housing market.

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• US house prices grew 5.2% YoY in Sep 2024, following an increase of 6.2% YoY in the previous quarter.
• YoY growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1992 to Sep 2024, with an average growth rate of 5.5%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 17.7% in Sep 2021 and a record low of -12.4% in Dec 2008.

The number of U.S. home sales in the United States declined in 2023, after soaring in 2021. A total of four million transactions of existing homes, including single-family, condo, and co-ops, were completed in 2023, down from 6.12 million in 2021. According to the forecast, the housing market is forecast to head for recovery in 2025, despite transaction volumes are expected to remain below the long-term average. Why have home sales declined? The housing boom during the coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated that being a homeowner is still an integral part of the American dream. Nevertheless, sentiment declined in the second half of 2022 and Americans across all generations agreed that the time was not right to buy a home. A combination of factors has led to house prices rocketing and making homeownership unaffordable for the average buyer. A survey among owners and renters found that the high home prices and unfavorable economic conditions were the two main barriers to making a home purchase. People who would like to purchase their own home need to save up a deposit, have a good credit score, and a steady and sufficient income to be approved for a mortgage. In 2022, mortgage rates experienced the most aggressive increase in history, making the total cost of homeownership substantially higher. Only 15 percent of U.S. renters could afford to become homeowners and in metros with highly competitive housing markets such as Los Angeles, CA, and Urban Honolulu, HI, this share was below five percent. Are U.S. home prices expected to fall? The median sales price of existing homes stood at 387,000 U.S. dollars in 2023 and was forecast to increase slightly until 2025. The development of the S&P/Case Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index shows that home prices experienced seven consecutive months of decline between June 2022 and January 2023, but this trend reversed in the following months. Despite mild fluctuations throughout the year, home prices in many metros are forecast to continue to grow, albeit at a much slower rate.

House prices in the Netherlands had been on an upward trend for nearly nine years, before starting to decline for most of 2023. In December 2023, the average house price rose by 1.6 percent from the same period the year before. In comparison, in December 2022, house prices soared by 2.7 percent because of the low mortgage rates, a recovering economy and a high level of consumer confidence at the time. According to a forecast released in October 2023, real estate prices were expected to decline in 2024.

Turkey experienced the highest annual change in house prices in 2024, followed by Russia and the United Arab Emirates. In the first quarter of the year, the nominal house price in Turkey grew by 55 percent, while in Russia and the United Arab Emirates, the increase was 19 and 18 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, several markets, including Hong Kong, Luxembourg, and Germany, saw prices fall. That has to do with an overall cooling of the global housing market that started in 2022. When accounting for inflation, house price growth was slower, and even more countries saw the market shrink.

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• China house prices dropped 4.1% YoY in Dec 2024, following a decrease of 4.8% YoY in the previous month.
• YoY growth data is updated monthly, available from Mar 1999 to Dec 2024, with an average growth rate of 7.4%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 25.0% in Feb 2010 and a record low of -12.6% in Apr 1999.

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• South Korea house prices dropped 0.2% YoY in Jan 2025, following a decrease of 0.2% YoY in the previous month.
• YoY growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1987 to Jan 2025, with an average growth rate of 2.2%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 21.9% in Aug 1988 and a record low of -13.1% in Nov 1998.

Home prices in the U.S. reach new heights The American housing market continues to show remarkable resilience, with the S&P/Case Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index reaching an all-time high of 325.78 in July 2024. This figure represents a significant increase from the index value of 166.24 recorded in January 2015, highlighting the substantial growth in home prices over the past decade. The S&P Case Shiller National Home Price Index is based on the prices of single-family homes and is the leading indicator of the American housing market and one of the indicators of the state of the broader economy. The S&P Case Shiller National Home Price Index series also includes S&P/Case Shiller 20-City Composite Home Price Index and S&P/Case Shiller 10-City Composite Home Price Index – measuring the home price changes in the major U.S. metropolitan areas, as well as twenty composite indices for the leading U.S. cities. Market fluctuations and recovery Despite the overall upward trend, the housing market has experienced some fluctuations in recent years. During the housing boom in 2021, the number of existing home sales reached the highest level since 2006. However, transaction volumes quickly plummeted, as the soaring interest rates and out-of-reach prices led to housing sentiment deteriorating. Factors influencing home prices Several factors have contributed to the rise in home prices, including a chronic supply shortage, the gradual decline in interest rates, and the spike in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the subprime mortgage crisis (2007-2010), the construction of new homes declined dramatically. Although it has gradually increased since then, the number of new building permits, home starts, and completions are still shy from the levels before the crisis. With demand outweighing supply, competition for homes can be fierce, leading to bidding wars and soaring prices. The supply of existing homes is further constrained, as homeowners are less likely to sell and move homes due to the worsened lending conditions.

House Price Index MoM in the United States decreased to 0.20 percent in January from 0.50 percent in December of 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States FHFA House Price Index MoM.

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• Germany house prices dropped 0.7% YoY in Sep 2024, following a decrease of 2.5% YoY in the previous quarter.
• YoY growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2001 to Sep 2024, with an average growth rate of 2.2%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 12.8% in Sep 2021 and a record low of -10.3% in Sep 2023.

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• Morocco house prices grew 0.8% YoY in Dec 2024, following a decrease of 0.4% YoY in the previous quarter.
• YoY growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2007 to Dec 2024, with an average growth rate of 0.3%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 7.6% in Mar 2017 and a record low of -6.0% in Dec 2021.

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• Serbia house prices grew 0.7% YoY in Jun 2024, following a decrease of 5.0% YoY in the previous half a year.
• YoY growth data is updated half a yearly, available from Jun 1995 to Jun 2024, with an average growth rate of 9.7%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 116.3% in Dec 1995 and a record low of -9.0% in Dec 2019.

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Housing Index in the United States increased to 436.50 points in January from 435.80 points in December of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States House Price Index MoM Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

House Price Index MoM in Canada increased to 0.10 percent in February from -0.10 percent in January of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Canada House Price Index MoM.

Spain Avg Housing Price: Free Market: Alicante data was reported at 1,064.600 EUR/sq m in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,150.400 EUR/sq m for Jun 2018. Spain Avg Housing Price: Free Market: Alicante data is updated quarterly, averaging 1,258.600 EUR/sq m from Mar 2005 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,002.900 EUR/sq m in Mar 2008 and a record low of 1,037.200 EUR/sq m in Jun 2017. Spain Avg Housing Price: Free Market: Alicante data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Public Works. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.P003: Housing Prices: Free Market: by Region and Major City.

Spain Avg Housing Price: Free Market: Huelva data was reported at 958.100 EUR/sq m in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,017.900 EUR/sq m for Dec 2017. Spain Avg Housing Price: Free Market: Huelva data is updated quarterly, averaging 1,429.700 EUR/sq m from Mar 2005 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,874.800 EUR/sq m in Jun 2008 and a record low of 917.900 EUR/sq m in Dec 2016. Spain Avg Housing Price: Free Market: Huelva data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Public Works. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.P003: Housing Prices: Free Market: by Region and Major City.