FHFA House Price Index Scraper

Overview

Get House Price Index data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Extract national, state, and MSA-level house price indices with purchase-only and all-transactions flavors. Filter by geography, index type, frequency, state, and year range.

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Filter results by category or type
• Captures pricing information
• Control output volume with configurable result limits
• Built-in proxy support for reliable data collection

Use Cases

• Track - Track federal government data releases and updates
• Build - Build datasets for policy research and analysis
• Monitor - Monitor regulatory changes and compliance requirements
• Aggregate - Aggregate public government data for transparency projects

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
level	string	Geographic level of data to retrieve. National includes USA and Census Divisi...	national
hpiType	string	Type of House Price Index to retrieve.	all
frequency	string	Data frequency to retrieve.	all
state	string	Filter by state name (e.g. 'California', 'TX'). Matches against place_name fi...
startYear	integer	Start year for data range (inclusive). Leave empty for all years.
endYear	integer	End year for data range (inclusive). Leave empty for all years.
maxItems	integer	Maximum number of records to return. Set to 0 for unlimited.	0
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy settings for the request. Usually not needed for this public data source.	{...}

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "place_name": "FHFA House Price Index Sample Item",
  "yr": "Sample yr",
  "period": "Sample period",
  "index_nsa": "Sample index_nsa",
  "index_sa": "Sample index_sa",
  "hpi_type": "Sample hpi_type",
  "hpi_flavor": "Sample hpi_flavor",
  "frequency": "Sample frequency",
  "level": "Sample level"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the FHFA House Price Index Scraper actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~fhfa-hpi-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/fhfa-hpi-scraper").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect FHFA House Price Index Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration