Data Dictionary - Survey House Price Index 2018

Data Dictionary:

House Price Index 2018

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Survey: House Price Index 2018

Data Source:

Federal Housing Finance Agency

Survey Details

House Price Index 2018

Datasets

Social Explorer Tables

All-Transactions Indexes (Estimated using Sales Prices and Appraisal Data - Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Divisions (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Original Tables

All-Transactions Indexes (Estimated using Sales Prices and Appraisal Data - Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Divisions (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Documentation

This is the information on HPI based on the Frequently Asked Questions available at: https://www.fhfa.gov/Media/PublicAffairs/Documents/HPI-FAQs_8232018.pdf

House Price Index Technical Documentation

1. What is the value of the FHFA House Price Index (HPI)?

2. What transactions are covered in the FHFA HPI?

3. How is the HPI computed?

4. How often is the HPI published?

5. How is the HPI updated?

6. How do I interpret "four-quarter," "one-year," "annual," and "one-quarter" price?

7. How are Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and Metropolitan Divisions defined and what criteria are used to determine whether an MSA index is published?

8. Does FHFA use the February 2013 revised Metropolitan Statistical Areas?

9. What geographic areas are covered by the HPI?

10. What is the methodology used by FHFA in computing the HPI?

11. How does the FHFA HPI differ from the Case-Shiller® Index?

12. How does the FHFA House Price Index differ from the Census Bureau's Constant Quality House Price Index (CQHPI)?

13. Where can I access MSA index numbers and standard errors for each year and quarter?

14. What role do Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac play in the FHFA HPI?

15. Why is the FHFA HPI based on Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgages?

16. When are the indexes normalized in the downloadable ASCII data?

17. Is the HPI adjusted for inflation?

18. How do I use the manipulatable data (in TXT files) on the website to calculate appreciation rates?

19. How is the FHFA HPI constructed for MSAs?

20. How can the HPI for an MSA be linked to ZIP codes within that MSA?

21. How and why is the HPI revised each quarter?

22. What transaction dates are used in estimating the index?

23. Are foreclosure sales included in the HPI?

24. How are the monthly HPIs calculated?

25. How are the Census Division and U.S. HPIs formed?

26. What weights are used in forming the Census Division and U.S. HPIs?

27. For those HPIs that are seasonally adjusted, what approach is used in performing the seasonal adjustment?

28. Do you have an HPI that includes loans which are not purchased or securitized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?

29. Is there an HPI that corrects for distressed sales?

30. Can I use the data in the HPI and, if so, how should the index be cited?

Social Explorer; Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (HPI).

Notes

Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Divisions (Not Seasonally Adjusted)