—Steady, single-digit house price growth signals a return to normal following the pandemic-to-post-pandemic roller-coaster ride, says Chief Economist Mark Fleming—
SANTA ANA, Calif., December 26, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First American Data & Analytics, a leading national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions and a division of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), today released its November 2024 Home Price Index (HPI) report. The report tracks home price changes less than four weeks behind real time at the national, state and metropolitan (Core-Based Statistical Area) levels and includes metropolitan price tiers that segment sale transactions into starter, mid and luxury tiers. The full report can be found here.
November1National House Price Index
First American Data & Analytics’ National Non-Seasonally Adjusted (NSA) HPI
Metric
Change in HPI
October-November 2024 (month over month)
-0.01 percent
November 2023-November 2024 (year over year)
+3.9 percent
Highlights
House prices nationally are now 54.7 percent higher compared to pre-pandemic levels (February 2020).
House price growth reported in last month’s HPI for September 2024 to October 2024 was revised down 0.03 percentage points, from -0.048 percent to -0.075 percent.
Chief Economist Analysis:
"After a nearly year-long slow down, national house prices re-accelerated modestly for the first time since December 2023 on an annualized basis, but remain in line with historical norms," said Mark Fleming, chief economist at First American. "As the housing market adjusts to the new normal of higher mortgage rates, buyers and sellers are gradually returning, supported by a healthy labor market and more homes for sale compared to last year. The result is steady, single-digit house price growth, reflecting a market returning to normal following the pandemic-to-post-pandemic roller-coaster ride."
November 2024 Local Market Price Tier Highlights
The First American Data & Analytics HPI segments home price changes at the metropolitan level into three price tiers based on local market sales data: starter tier, which represents home sales prices at the bottom third of the market price distribution; mid-tier, which represents home sales prices in the middle third of the market price distribution; and the luxury tier, which represents home sales prices in the top third of the market price distribution.
"While some may have expected sustained higher mortgage rates to drive widespread house price declines, prices have proven resilient, falling in only two markets year over year last month," said Fleming. "House prices tend to be ‘downside sticky’ because home sellers would rather withdraw from the market than sell at a discount."
November 2024 First American Data & Analytics Price Tier HPI Highlights2
Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) Ranked by Greatest Year-Over-Year Increases in Starter Tier HPI
CBSA
Change in Starter Tier HPI
Change in Mid-Tier HPI
Change in Luxury Tier HPI
New York
+7.9 percent
+8.2 percent
+2.3 percent
Pittsburgh
+6.2 percent
+3.0 percent
+1.8 percent
Warren, Mich.
+6.1 percent
+5.8 percent
+6.2 percent
Washington
+5.7 percent
+5.8 percent
+5.6 percent
Cambridge, Mass.
+5.5 percent
+6.3 percent
+6.0 percent
Additional November 2024 First American Data & Analytics HPI Highlights
Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) with Greatest Year-Over-Year Increases in HPI
CBSA
Change in HPI
Anaheim, Calif.
+7.7 percent
Cambridge, Mass.
+5.4 percent
New York
+5.3 percent
Warren, Mich.
+5.1 percent
Washington
+5.0 percent
Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) with a Year-Over-Year Decease in HPI
Tampa, Fla.
-3.3 percent
Oakland, Calif.
-0.3 percent
HPI data for all 50 states and the largest 30 CBSAs by population is available here.
The next release of the First American Data & Analytics House Price Index will take place the week of January 20, 2025.
First American Data & Analytics HPI Methodology
The First American Data & Analytics HPI report measures single-family home prices, including distressed sales, with indices updated monthly beginning in 1980 through the month of the current report. HPI data is provided at the national, state and CBSA levels and includes preliminary index estimates for the month prior to the report (i.e. the preliminary result of July transactions is reported in August). The most recent index results are subject to revision as data from more transactions become available.
The HPI uses a repeat-sales methodology, which measures price changes for the same property over time using more than 46 million paired transactions to generate the indices. In non-disclosure states, the HPI utilizes a combination of public sales records, MLS sold and active listings, and appraisal data to estimate house prices. This comprehensive approach is particularly effective in areas where there is limited availability of accurate sale prices, such as non-disclosure states. Property type, price and location data are used to create more refined market segment indices. Real Estate-Owned transactions are not included.
First American Data & Analytics, a division of First American Financial Corporation, is a national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions. First American maintains and curates the industry’s largest property and ownership dataset that includes more than 8 billion document images. Its major platforms and products include: DataTree®, FraudGuard®, RegsData®, First American TaxSource™ and ACI®. Find out more about how First American Data & Analytics powers the real estate, mortgage and title settlement services industries with advanced decisioning solutions at www.FirstAmDNA.com.
About First American
First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF) is a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions. With its combination of financial strength and stability built over more than 135 years, innovative proprietary technologies, and unmatched data assets, the company is leading the digital transformation of its industry. First American also provides data products to the title industry and other third parties; valuation products and services; mortgage subservicing; home warranty products; banking, trust and wealth management services; and other related products and services. With total revenue of $6.0 billion in 2023, the company offers its products and services directly and through its agents throughout the United States and abroad. In 2024, First American was named one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For by Great Place to Work® and Fortune Magazine for the ninth consecutive year, and named one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators by Fast Company for the second consecutive year. More information about the company can be found at www.firstam.com.
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The most recent index results are subject to revision as data from more transactions become available.
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Note: Nassau-County-Suffolk County, NY is excluded from this month’s report due to data disruptions.
