Housing Data Explorer

Median sale prices of U.S. houses from the Federal Reserve's FRED database (series MSPUS), compared against a hypothetical inflation baseline. This is the nominal-versus-real comparison from the inflation lesson and the real estate lesson, using actual historical data. National medians hide enormous regional variation and mix-of-homes effects.

Assumed annual inflation for baseline (%) default 3.1% — approximate long-run U.S. CPI average; editable

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Data for informational purposes only; may be delayed. Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis), series MSPUS.

Hypothetical illustration — actual returns vary and may be negative. Default assumptions are labeled and editable; they are illustrations, not forecasts.