Question: what is the current state of the housing market in the us?
Answer: House prices increased 2.29% during the latest quarter (1.52% inflation-adjusted), according to S&P/Case-Shiller. Likewise, the Federal Housing Finance Agency's seasonally-adjusted purchase-only U.S. house price index rose 4.76% y-o-y in Q2 2019 (3.12% inflation-adjusted), the lowest growth in almost five years.