Spring demand improves affordability and boosts house price growth
On April 16, 2026, First American Data & Analytics, a leading national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions and a division of First American Financial Corporation, released its March 2026 Home Price Index (HPI) report. The HPI report found that improving affordability and emerging spring demand may boost house price growth nationally.
House price growth reported in last month’s HPI for January 2026 to February 2026 was revised up by +0.17 percentage point, from -0.02 percent to +0.15 percent.
The report tracks home price changes less than four weeks behind real time at the national, state and metropolitan levels, and includes metropolitan price tiers that segment sale transactions into starter, mid-level and luxury tiers.
