Historical Data

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Table 9. Existing Single-Family Home Prices: 1968-Present

Table 9
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS^®

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Table 10. Repeat Sales House Price Index: 1980-Present

Table 10
Base: First Quarter 1980 equals 100.
Sources: Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight

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Table 11. Housing Affordability Index: 1970-Present

Table 11
*The composite affordability index is the ratio of median family income to qualifying income. Values over one indicate that the typical (median) family has more than sufficient income to purchase the median-priced home.
¹The Federal Housing Finance Board's monthly effective rate (points are amortized over 10 years) combines fixed-rate and adjustable-rate loans. Entries under Annual Data are averages of the monthly rates.
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS^Ž

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Table 12. Market Absorption of New Rental Units and Median Asking Rent: 1970-Present

Table 12
Sources: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce; and Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development

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