HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report Issued for July 2025
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for July 2025: New Home SalesSales of new single-family houses in July 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 652,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the…
Census Bureau: National 2024 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage Statistics Scheduled for Release
The U.S. Census Bureau will announce the findings of three reports estimating income, poverty and health insurance coverage in the United States at an online news conference next month. The reports – Income in the United States: 2024, Poverty in the United States: 2024, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2024 – provide national statistics…
FHFA: U.S. House Prices Rise 2.9 Percent Year Over Year; Unchanged Quarter Over Quarter
U.S. house prices rose 2.9 percent between the second quarter of 2024 and the second quarter of 2025, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices for the second quarter of 2025 remained unchanged compared to the first quarter of 2025. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted monthly index for June was down 0.2 percent from…
Census Bureau: Webinar Scheduled for September 4th on 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to hold a prerelease webinar about the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates set to be publicly released Sept. 11, 2025. The webinar will explain how to access data and resources from the ACS, and provide tips for comparing geographies and statistics over time. The ACS provides a wide range of statistics about the…
CDFI Fund: Upcoming Launch of a New Version of CDFI Information Mapping System (CIMS) Announced
The CDFI Fund is preparing to launch a new version of the CDFI Information Mapping System (CIMS), a web-based tool that enables organizations to visually plot eligible service areas and investments in support of their Certification or funding applications. The new version, CIMS5, will replace the existing version CIMS4, which will be retired and no…
Census Bureau: Annual Integrated Economic Survey Releases First Dataset
The U.S. Census Bureau today released preliminary estimates from the Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES), which provides key measures of economic activity, including the only comprehensive national and subnational data on business revenues, expenses and assets on an annual basis. The AIES is one of the Census Bureau’s newest surveys, designed to replace and integrate seven…
FHFA: House Price Index Down 0.2 Percent in May 2025; Up 2.8 Percent from Last Year
U.S. house prices fell 0.2 percent in May, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 2.8 percent from May 2024 to May 2025. The previously reported 0.4 percent price decline in April was revised to a 0.3 percent decline. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly home…
Census Bureau: Initial Plan for Conducting 2030 Census Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released the first version of the 2030 Census Operational Plan, along with an interactive tool for exploring it. This plan documents the initial, high-level design for the next census, outlining the breadth of work needed to conduct and support a quality population and housing count. Future iterations of the plan will describe the…
Census Bureau: New Credit Access and Opportunity Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau and Opportunity Insights (a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based at Harvard University) today released new data including credit scores, delinquency rates, credit card balances, and mortgage and student loan balances by county, race and class (parental income) for children born between 1978 and 1985. Users can explore the data on the interactive Opportunity…
ABA: U.S. Farm Banks Deliver Strong Growth and Stability in 2024, Reinforce Vital Role in Agricultural Credit
The American Bankers Association today released its annual Farm Bank Performance Report highlighting the critical role farm banks played in supporting U.S. agriculture in 2024. Despite continued challenges from global uncertainty and lingering supply chain disruptions, farm banks posted solid financial performance, improved asset quality and increased lending to America’s farmers and ranchers. The U.S. banking industry…