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Housing CPI: Renting and Owning

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FRED Graph

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Q1. The FRED graph shows consumer price index values for renting (the blue line) and owning (the red line) a home. Between January 1983 and July 2023, which price index value increased more?

All-Transactions House Price Index by State (Percent Change from Year Ago) in Q2 2023

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Q1. The FRED map shows the percent change from a year ago in the quarterly all-transactions house price index by states during Q2 2023. Name the nine states and state-equivalents where home prices decreased.

Home prices and the homeownership rate

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FRED Graph

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Q1. The FRED graph shows home prices and the homeownership rate in the United States between January 1987 and March 2018. Notice how, until 2006, both the price of houses and the homeownership rate increased. How did that relationship change between 2006 and 2016?

Q2. Use the date slider located directly below the horizontal axis of the graph to see data after 2016. How did the price of houses and the homeownership rate change since then?

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