HSI Housing Sentiment Index

Tracking the Mood in U.S. Housing News

Updated weekly from thousands of headlines using AI. A clear view of market tone at a glance.

Latest Reading
Housing Sentiment Index: –0.07
Mildly negative housing news tone
Change vs last week: -0.01 · Headlines analyzed (past 7 days): 547
Housing Sentiment Index – latest weekly chart
Last updated: Mar 13, 2026
Frequency: Weekly (Mondays)

Housing sentiment has remained consistently negative, with occasional rebounds that have yet to shift the overall tone into positive territory. The index captures the average sentiment across headlines, based on AI classification of how positively or negatively the market is being described.

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Top narrative categories driving housing sentiment
Headline Driving the Narrative
Sample headlines reflecting the dominant narrative over the past year.

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Disagreement / Narrative Dispersion
How concentrated or fragmented housing narratives are across headlines.
Narrative dispersion in housing news coverage

Disagreement has remained moderate over the past year, with occasional spikes reflecting periods of more mixed or uncertain housing narratives. The index is based on how much sentiment varies across headlines, with higher values indicating less consensus.

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Methodology
Data source
Housing-related news headlines are collected from Google News RSS feeds, capturing a broad mix of national and local coverage.
Coverage
The index focuses on U.S. housing market headlines, including topics such as prices, mortgage rates, supply, and demand.
Sentiment classification
Each headline is analyzed using AI and classified as positive, negative, or neutral based on how the housing market is described.
Sentiment index
The Housing Sentiment Index reflects the average sentiment across headlines over time, using a 7-day rolling average to smooth short-term fluctuations.
Disagreement index
The Disagreement Index measures how much sentiment varies across headlines on a given day, using the standard deviation of sentiment scores. A 7-day rolling average is applied to smooth short-term fluctuations and highlight broader shifts in narrative alignment.