Home Price Appreciation* vs. Rental Cost Appreciation** Since 1980, per National Indices
2023-24
600%
House Price Appreciation
Appreciation rates for national house prices and rents have generally run similar except during the subprime boom, and then after the pandemic hit – periods that saw very significant deviations in rates.
Rental Cost Appreciation
500%
400%
*U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency, All-Transactions House Price Index, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/USSTHPI. Estimated using sales prices and appraisal data. Not seasonally adjusted. **U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Rent of Primary Residence, U.S. City Average, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CUUR0000SEHA. Not seasonally adjusted.
2006- 2007
300%
2020: Pandemic hits ▲
200%
Note that house price is different from the monthly cost of homeownership, which would be affected by factors such as interest, insurance and property tax rates.
2000
100%
1990
Updated through Q2 2024
0%
Analysis required reconciliation of adjusted quarterly and monthly datasets. Reference is made to the original data as found on delineated Federal Reserve Bank webpages. All calculations made in good faith, are approximate, may contain errors and subject to revision.
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