FRED Graph

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New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units (HOUST)

Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Release: New Residential Construction

Units: Thousands of Units, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate

Frequency: Monthly

Notes:

As provided by the Census, start occurs when excavation begins for the footings or foundation of a building. All housing units in a multifamily building are defined as being started when this excavation begins. Beginning with data for September 1992, estimates of housing starts include units in structures being totally rebuilt on an existing foundation.

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units [HOUST], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HOUST, .

S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index (CSUSHPINSA)

Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC

Release: S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Indices

Units: Index Jan 2000=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency: Monthly

Notes:

For more information regarding the index, please visit Standard & Poor's. There is more information about home price sales pairs in the Methodology section. Copyright, 2016, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC. Reprinted with permission.

Suggested Citation:

S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index [CSUSHPINSA], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CSUSHPINSA, .

All-Transactions House Price Index for the United States (USSTHPI)

Source: U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency

Release: House Price Index

Units: Index 1980:Q1=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency: Quarterly

Notes:

Estimated using sales prices and appraisal data.

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency, All-Transactions House Price Index for the United States [USSTHPI], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/USSTHPI, .

Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States (MSPUS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Release: New Residential Sales

Units: Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency: Quarterly

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States [MSPUS], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUS, .

New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Total Units (PERMIT)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Release: New Residential Construction

Units: Thousands of Units, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate

Frequency: Monthly

Notes:

Starting with the 2005-02-16 release, the series reflects an increase in the universe of permit-issuing places from 19,000 to 20,000 places.

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Total Units [PERMIT], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PERMIT, .

Monthly Supply of New Houses in the United States (MSACSR)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Release: New Residential Sales

Units: Months' Supply, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency: Monthly

Notes:

The months' supply is the ratio of new houses for sale to new houses sold. This statistic provides an indication of the size of the new for-sale inventory in relation to the number of new houses currently being sold. The months' supply indicates how long the current new for-sale inventory would last given the current sales rate if no additional new houses were built.

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Monthly Supply of New Houses in the United States [MSACSR], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSACSR, .