First American Data & Analytics Releases Monthly Home Price Index Report with August 2023 Data
- House prices increased 0.7% between July and August 2023
- House prices increased 5.6% between August 2022 and August 2023
- House prices reached a new peak in August 2023
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—Price tier analysis shows demand is “down filtering” to starter and mid-priced tiers—
August 2023 House Price Index Highlights
The First American Data & Analytics’ non-seasonally-adjusted (NSA) House Price Index (HPI) showed that nationally in August1 2023:
- House prices increased 0.7 percent between July 2023 and August 2023.
- House prices increased 5.6 percent between August 2022 and August 2023.
- House prices reached a new peak in August 2023.
“Despite affordability challenges driven by elevated mortgage rates, preliminary August data indicates that home prices increased month over month for the eighth consecutive month,” said Mark Fleming, chief economist at First American. “Rising mortgage rates decrease affordability for buyers, but also increase the rate lock-in effect that is currently restricting supply. The net result is rising prices, even as mortgage rates also increase.”
August 2023 House Price State2 Highlights
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The five most populous states experienced the following year-over-year growth in the HPI:
California (+2.4 percent),Texas (+2.8 percent),Florida (+2.6 percent),New York (+1.4 percent), andPennsylvania (+7.9 percent). -
The only state with a year-over-year decrease in the HPI is
Nevada (-1.7 percent). - Full 50-state HPI data is available here.
August 2023 House Price Local Market Highlights
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Among the 30 Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) tracked by First American Data & Analytics, the five markets with the greatest year-over-year increase in the HPI are:
Warren, Mich. (+6.9 percent),St. Louis (+6.6 percent),Anaheim, Calif. (+6.5 percent),Baltimore (+5.8 percent), andCambridge, Mass. (+5.7 percent). -
Among the 30 Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) tracked by First American Data & Analytics, the three markets with a year-over-year decrease in the HPI are:
Austin, Texas (-5.1 percent),Phoenix (-2.0 percent), andLas Vegas (-1.9 percent). - Data for the largest 30 CBSAs by population is available here.
August 2023 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.
"The old adage of real estate being local includes sub-markets within a local area, particularly sub-markets defined by price. Changes in mortgage rates affect borrowers trying to buy their first ‘starter’ home differently than luxury buyers," said
The latest First American research on market dynamics is available here.
Next Release
The next release of the First American Data & Analytics House Price Index will take place the week of October 16, 2023.
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 prices 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.
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1 The most recent index results are subject to revision as data from more transactions become available.
2 The HPI for non-disclosure states and markets that fall within non-disclosures states are not included in this month’s HPI report.
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