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United States · Housing

Prices, rents, affordability, mortgages and construction.

12 indicators · 10 with data

Prices

Real house prices

index (2015 = 100)

23rd of 55 · 1st in N. America
Real house pricesUnited States's real house prices rose from 112.3 in 2018 to 135.8 in 2026.20182020202220242026110120130140135.8

United States's real house prices rose from 112.3 in 2018 to 135.8 in 2026.

Nominal house price index

index (2015 = 100)

23rd of 55 · 1st in N. America
Nominal house price indexUnited States's nominal house price index rose from 119.4 in 2018 to 187.6 in 2026.20182020202220242026100120140160180200187.6

United States's nominal house price index rose from 119.4 in 2018 to 187.6 in 2026.

Real house price growth (year on year)

annual %

48th of 55 · 1st in N. America
Real house price growth (year on year)United States's real house price growth (year on year) fell from 2.4 % in 2018 to -2.1 % in 2026.20182020202220242026-5%0%5%10%15%-2.1 %

United States's real house price growth (year on year) fell from 2.4 % in 2018 to -2.1 % in 2026.

Rent price index

index (2015 = 100)

9th of 41 · 1st in N. America
Rent price indexUnited States's rent price index rose from 108.2 in 2017 to 149.1 in 2024.20172018201920202021202220232024100120140160149.1

United States's rent price index rose from 108.2 in 2017 to 149.1 in 2024.

Affordability

House price-to-income ratio

index (2015 = 100)

25th of 29 · 2nd in N. America
House price-to-income ratioUnited States's house price-to-income ratio rose from 106.0 in 2019 to 125.1 in 2026.2019202020212022202320242025202690100110120130140125.1

United States's house price-to-income ratio rose from 106.0 in 2019 to 125.1 in 2026.

House price-to-rent ratio

index (2015 = 100)

18th of 40 · 2nd in N. America
House price-to-rent ratioUnited States's house price-to-rent ratio rose from 104.3 in 2017 to 133.2 in 2024.20172018201920202021202220232024100110120130140150133.2

United States's house price-to-rent ratio rose from 104.3 in 2017 to 133.2 in 2024.

Financing

Mortgage interest rate

%

1st of 1 · 1st in N. America
Mortgage interest rateUnited States's mortgage interest rate fell from 6.8 % in 2024 to 6.7 % in 2026.2024202520266%7%7%6.7 %

United States's mortgage interest rate fell from 6.8 % in 2024 to 6.7 % in 2026.

Construction

Housing starts

thousands of units (annual rate)

1st of 1 · 1st in N. America
Housing startsUnited States's housing starts fell from 1,555 in 2024 to 1,239 in 2026.2024202520261,1001,2001,3001,4001,5001,6001,239

United States's housing starts fell from 1,555 in 2024 to 1,239 in 2026.

Building permits

thousands of units (annual rate)

1st of 1 · 1st in N. America
Building permitsUnited States's building permits fell from 1,570 in 2024 to 1,433 in 2026.2024202520261,3001,4001,5001,6001,433

United States's building permits fell from 1,570 in 2024 to 1,433 in 2026.

Tenure

Homeownership rate

% of households

1st of 1 · 1st in N. America
Homeownership rateUnited States's homeownership rate rose from 64.2 % in 2019 to 65.0 % in 2026.2019202020212022202320242025202664%66%68%65.0 %

United States's homeownership rate rose from 64.2 % in 2019 to 65.0 % in 2026.

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