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source: Federal Housing Finance Agency
url: https://www.fhfa.gov/news/news-release/fhfa-house-price-index-unchanged-in-february-up-1.7-percent-from-last-year
document_type: html
date_retrieved: 2026-04-28
period: February 2026
parent_publication: FHFA House Price Index
indicators_covered: [House Price Index MoM, House Price Index YoY, House Price Index Level]
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# FHFA House Price Index, February 2026

**Release Date:** April 28, 2026

U.S. house prices were unchanged in February, according to the FHFA seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose **1.7 percent** from February 2025 to February 2026. The previously reported 0.1 percent price change in January was revised upward to 0.2 percent.

## Key Indicators

- **House Price Index MoM (February 2026):** 0.0% (previous: 0.2%)
- **House Price Index YoY (February 2026):** 1.7% (previous: 1.8%)
- **House Price Index Level (February 2026):** 441.4 (previous: 441.5)

## Divisional Performance

Seasonally adjusted monthly home price changes ranged from **-1.1 percent** in the Mountain division to **+0.6 percent** in the South Atlantic division. The 12-month changes ranged from **-0.7 percent** in the Mountain division to **+4.2 percent** in the Middle Atlantic division.

## Methodology

The FHFA HPI is a comprehensive collection of publicly available house price indexes that measure changes in single-family home values based on data that extend back to the mid-1970s from all 50 states and over 400 American cities. It incorporates tens of millions of home sales and uses a fully transparent weighted, repeat-sales statistical technique.

The flagship FHFA HPI uses seasonally adjusted, purchase-only data from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Additional indexes include refinances, FHA-insured mortgages, and real property records.

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**Source:** Federal Housing Finance Agency news release, April 28, 2026  
**URL:** https://www.fhfa.gov/news/news-release/fhfa-house-price-index-unchanged-in-february-up-1.7-percent-from-last-year