In the second quarter of 2025, North Macedonia, Portugal, and Bulgaria registered the highest house price increase in real terms (adjusted for inflation). In North Macedonia, house prices outgrew inflation by nearly ** percent. When comparing the nominal price change, which does not take inflation into consideration, the average house price growth was even higher.

Meanwhile, many countries experienced declining prices, with Hong Kong recording the biggest decline, at ***** percent. That has to do with a broader trend of a slowing global housing market.

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• US house prices grew 3.3% YoY in Sep 2025, following an increase of 4.1% YoY in the previous quarter.
• YoY growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1992 to Sep 2025, with an average growth rate of -12.4%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 17.7% in Sep 2021 and a record low of -12.4% in Dec 2008.

CEIC calculates House Prices Growth from quarterly House Price Index. Federal Housing Finance Agency provides House Price Index with base January 1991=100.

In 2025, Mexico exhibited the highest inflation-adjusted increase in house prices among the countries under observation. In the first quarter of the year, house prices in Mexico grew by nearly *** percent in real terms, whereas globally, prices declined by around *** percent. These figures are based on the development of the real house price index, with 2010 chosen as a baseline year.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Housing in U.S. City Average (CPIHOSNS) from Jan 1967 to Sep 2025 about urban, consumer, CPI, housing, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

House Price Index YoY in the United States decreased to 1.70 percent in September from 2.40 percent in August of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States FHFA House Price Index YoY.

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• India house prices grew 2.5% YoY in Jun 2025, following an increase of 5.1% YoY in the previous quarter.
• YoY growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2011 to Jun 2025, with an average growth rate of 5.1%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 30.6% in Mar 2011 and a record low of -11.4% in Sep 2020.

CEIC calculates House Prices Growth from quarterly House Price Index. National Housing Bank provides House Price Index with base 2017-2018=100. House Prices Growth covers Mumbai only. House Prices Growth prior to Q2 2014 is calculated from House Price Index with base 2007=100.

House prices in the UK rose dramatically during the coronavirus pandemic, with growth slowing down in 2022 and turning negative in 2023. The year-on-year annual house price change peaked at 14 percent in July 2022. In April 2025, house prices increased by 3.5 percent. As of late 2024, the average house price was close to 290,000 British pounds. Correction in housing prices: a European phenomenon The trend of a growing residential real estate market was not exclusive to the UK during the pandemic. Likewise, many European countries experienced falling prices in 2023. When comparing residential property RHPI (price index in real terms, e.g. corrected for inflation), countries such as Germany, France, Italy, and Spain also saw prices decline. Sweden, one of the countries with the fastest growing residential markets, saw one of the largest declines in prices. How has demand for UK housing changed since the outbreak of the coronavirus? The easing of the lockdown was followed by a dramatic increase in home sales. In November 2020, the number of mortgage approvals reached an all-time high of over 107,000. One of the reasons for the housing boom were the low mortgage rates, allowing home buyers to take out a loan with an interest rate as low as 2.5 percent. That changed as the Bank of England started to raise the base lending rate, resulting in higher borrowing costs and a decline in homebuyer sentiment.

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The U.S. housing market has slowed, after ** consecutive years of rising home prices. In 2021, house prices surged by an unprecedented ** percent, marking the highest increase on record. However, the market has since cooled, with the Freddie Mac House Price Index showing more modest growth between 2022 and 2024. In 2024, home prices increased by *** percent. That was lower than the long-term average of *** percent since 1990. Impact of mortgage rates on homebuying The recent cooling in the housing market can be partly attributed to rising mortgage rates. After reaching a record low of **** percent in 2021, the average annual rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage more than doubled in 2023. This significant increase has made homeownership less affordable for many potential buyers, contributing to a substantial decline in home sales. Despite these challenges, forecasts suggest a potential recovery in the coming years. How much does it cost to buy a house in the U.S.? In 2023, the median sales price of an existing single-family home reached a record high of over ******* U.S. dollars. Newly built homes were even pricier, despite a slight decline in the median sales price in 2023. Naturally, home prices continue to vary significantly across the country, with West Virginia being the most affordable state for homebuyers.

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• Switzerland house prices grew 3.4% YoY in Sep 2025, following an increase of 2.9% YoY in the previous quarter.
• YoY growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1971 to Sep 2025, with an average growth rate of -0.4%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 26.2% in Mar 1973 and a record low of -9.0% in Dec 1975.

CEIC calculates House Prices Growth from quarterly Real Estate Price Index. Swiss National Bank provides Real Estate Price Index with base Q1 2000=100. House Prices Growth covers single family homes only.

In 2025, North Macedonia, Portugal, and Bulgaria exhibited the highest inflation-adjusted increase in house prices among the countries under observation. In the first quarter of the year, house prices in North Macedonia grew by nearly ** percent in real terms, whereas globally, prices declined by about *** percent. The country with the highest price drop was Turkey, at almost *** percent. Austria, Finland, and Belgium also experienced a decline in prices, at ***, **** and *** percent, respectively. These figures are based on the development of the real house price index, with 2010 chosen as a baseline year. When looking at the long-term index development, Turkey observed the biggest increase in prices in the region. When looking at the average house price in the major European markets, Luxembourg emerged as the country with the most expensive residential property. Meanwhile, cities such as Geneva, Zurich, and London had the highest average apartment prices.

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• Mexico house prices grew 8.9% YoY in Sep 2025, following an increase of 8.7% YoY in the previous quarter.
• YoY growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2006 to Sep 2025, with an average growth rate of 10.2%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 11.7% in Mar 2023 and a record low of 2.2% in Jun 2010.

CEIC calculates House Price Growth from quarterly House Price Index. Federal Mortgage Society provides House Price Index with base 2017=100.

Residential Property Prices in India increased 3.13 percent in March of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for India Residential Property Prices.

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• Colombia house prices grew 9.5% YoY in Sep 2025, following an increase of 10.0% YoY in the previous quarter.
• YoY growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1998 to Sep 2025, with an average growth rate of 9.7%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 19.2% in Sep 2007 and a record low of -4.0% in Sep 2000.

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• Turkey house prices grew 29.4% YoY in Dec 2024, following an increase of 29.4% YoY in the previous month.
• YoY growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2011 to Dec 2024, with an average growth rate of 12.4%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 186.8% in Oct 2022 and a record low of 1.2% in Jun 2019.

CEIC calculates House Prices Growth from monthly Residential Property Price Index. The Central Bank of Republic of Turkey provides Residential Property Price Index with base 2023=100.

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• Greece house prices grew 7.3% YoY in Jun 2025, following an increase of 6.3% YoY in the previous quarter.
• YoY growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2000 to Jun 2025, with an average growth rate of 180.0%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 239.0% in May 2016 and a record low of 170.0% in Nov 2018.

CEIC calculates House Prices Growth from quarterly Dwelling Price Index. The Bank of Greece provides Dwelling Price Index with base 1997=100. House Prices Growth covers Urban areas only.

VITAL SIGNS INDICATOR Home Prices (EC7)

FULL MEASURE NAME Home Prices

LAST UPDATED August 2019

DESCRIPTION Home prices refer to the cost of purchasing one’s own house or condominium. While a significant share of residents may choose to rent, home prices represent a primary driver of housing affordability in a given region, county or city.

DATA SOURCE Zillow Median Sale Price (1997-2018) http://www.zillow.com/research/data/

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumers Data Table (1997-2018; specific to each metro area) http://data.bls.gov

CONTACT INFORMATION vitalsigns.info@bayareametro.gov

METHODOLOGY NOTES (across all datasets for this indicator) Median housing price estimates for the region, counties, cities, and zip code come from analysis of individual home sales by Zillow. The median sale price is the price separating the higher half of the sales from the lower half. In other words, 50 percent of home sales are below or above the median value. Zillow defines all homes as single-family residential, condominium, and co-operative homes with a county record. Single-family residences are detached, which means the home is an individual structure with its own lot. Condominiums are units that you own in a multi-unit complex, such as an apartment building. Co-operative homes are slightly different from condominiums where the homeowners own shares in the corporation that owns the building, not the actual units themselves.

For metropolitan area comparison values, the Bay Area metro area’s median home sale price is the population-weighted average of the nine counties’ median home prices. Home sales prices are not reliably available for Houston, because Texas is a non-disclosure state. For more information on non-disclosure states, see: http://www.zillow.com/blog/chronicles-of-data-collection-ii-non-disclosure-states-3783/

Inflation-adjusted data are presented to illustrate how home prices have grown relative to overall price increases; that said, the use of the Consumer Price Index does create some challenges given the fact that housing represents a major chunk of consumer goods bundle used to calculate CPI. This reflects a methodological tradeoff between precision and accuracy and is a common concern when working with any commodity that is a major component of CPI itself.

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• France house prices grew 0.5% YoY in Jun 2025, following an increase of 0.4% YoY in the previous quarter.
• YoY growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2001 to Jun 2025, with an average growth rate of -2.0%.
• House price data reached an all-time high of 15.4% in Jun 2005 and a record low of -8.0% in Jun 2009.

CEIC calculates House Prices Growth from quarterly House Price Index. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies provides House Price Index with base 2015=100. House Prices Growth covers Metropolitan France area only.