FHFA databases

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Good afternoon,

In regards to your below FOIA request, please confirm that you are only requesting the names of the datasets/databases and not the actual information in those datasets/databases. Your request is on hold until we here back from you. If we do not received a response within 10 days, your request will be closed.

Let me know if you have questions.

Regards,

Stacy J. Easter
Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Officer
FOIA Public Liaison
Federal Housing Finance Agency
400 7th Street, SW | Washington, DC 20219
Office: 202-649-3067|Fax: 202-649-4067
[cid:image003.png@01D90585.7B43F220]<http://www.fhfa.gov/>FOIA/Privacy Website<http://www.int.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/FOIAPrivacy>

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Good morning,

Since you did not reply in the allotted timeframe, your request was closed as specified in my December 1, 2022 email below. Your request will be re-submitted and processed in the order that this response was received. Please note that for security purposes, FHFA does not upload documents nor does it access non-authorized websites. Responsive documents will be mailed, emailed or posted to fhfa.gov for retrieval.

Please let me know if you have questions.

Regards,

Stacy J. Easter
Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Officer
FOIA Public Liaison
Federal Housing Finance Agency
400 7th Street, SW | Washington, DC 20219
Office: 202-649-3067|Fax: 202-649-4067
[cid:image003.png@01D92EF6.9FA259F0]<http://www.fhfa.gov/>FOIA/Privacy Website<http://www.int.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/FOIAPrivacy>

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Good morning,

Your request is currently number 36 in the queue and will be processed in the order it was received.

Regards,

Stacy J. Easter
Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Officer
FOIA Public Liaison
Federal Housing Finance Agency
400 7th Street, SW | Washington, DC 20219
Office: 202-649-3067|Fax: 202-649-4067
[cid:image003.png@01D94838.4381D190]<http://www.fhfa.gov/>FOIA/Privacy Website<http://www.int.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/FOIAPrivacy>

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Good afternoon,

Your request is currently with FHFA’s Division of Research and Statistics. I should receive a response from them by next week. Once received, I will review and provide you with FHFA’s final response.

Regards,

Stacy J. Easter
Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Officer
FOIA Public Liaison
Federal Housing Finance Agency
400 7th Street, SW | Washington, DC 20219
Office: 202-649-3067|Fax: 202-649-4067
[cid:image003.png@01D993D1.EB3BE800]<http://www.fhfa.gov/>FOIA/Privacy Website<http://www.int.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/FOIAPrivacy>

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Good morning,

Currently, your request is number 16 in the request queue. We apologize for the delay. We are a small team (one person – me) and have several complex requests ahead of yours. It is impossible to provide you an estimate since it depends on how many documents need to be reviewed and possibly redacted with each request. Every request is different. However, we are getting new staff members in July so I hope to get things moving soon.

I will keep you posted.

Regards,

Stacy J. Easter
Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Officer
FOIA Public Liaison
Federal Housing Finance Agency
400 7th Street, SW | Washington, DC 20219
Office: 202-649-3067|Fax: 202-649-4067
[cid:image003.png@01D999D6.BE133080]<http://www.fhfa.gov/>FOIA/Privacy Website<http://www.int.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/FOIAPrivacy>

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Good evening,

We are currently working on your request. We hope to get you a response in the next few weeks.

Regards,

Stacy J. Easter
Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Officer
FOIA Public Liaison
Federal Housing Finance Agency
400 7th Street, SW | Washington, DC 20219
Office: 202-649-3067|Fax: 202-649-4067
[cid:image003.png@01D9D537.65441AE0]<http://www.fhfa.gov/>FOIA/Privacy Website<http://www.int.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/FOIAPrivacy>

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Good morning,

Unfortunately, we have several large requests ahead of yours. Currently, your request is number 30 in the requests queue.

Regards,

Stacy J. Easter
Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Officer
FOIA Public Liaison
Federal Housing Finance Agency
400 7th Street, SW | Washington, DC 20219
Office: 202-649-3067|Fax: 202-649-4067
[cid:image003.png@01DA1D0F.BAAEBE20]<http://www.fhfa.gov/>FOIA/Privacy Website<http://www.int.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/FOIAPrivacy>

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That was definitely an error on my part. What I think happened was I mistakenly gave you the count for 2022-FOIA-017 (which is still open), not 2023-FOIA-017 – your request. Again, I apologize for the delay. We are a one person shop and still have several 2021 and 2022 requests open. I just onboarded a contractor to help with our backlog but it will still take some time to catch up with all of our complex request.

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Status updates will be sent out this week for all requests.

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Re: FHFA FOIA No. 2023-FOIA-017

Dear John Ricker:

This letter is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, dated January 20, 2023. Your request was received in the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) FOIA office on January 20, 2023, and assigned FHFA FOIA request number 2023-FOIA-017. Your request was processed in accordance with the FOIA (5 U.S.C. § 552) and FHFA's FOIA regulation (12 CFR Part 1202).

You requested, the names (and descriptions if available) of datasets/databases containing home prices/values. Specifically, any database that identifies median home prices/values by MSA utilizing data from the Enterprises, preferably datasets which have been created for 20+ years. And on January 20, 2023, you confirmed that you were "only requesting the names of the datasets and not the information in the datasets."

A search of FHFA files and records located material responsive to your request. FHFA has determined that the material is releasable in its entirety. The following datasets have calculated aggregates for home prices from Enterprise data.

* FHFA House Price Index - MSA-level house price index
* National Mortgage Database (NMDB) - Aggregate Statistics have state-level average house values
* Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) - Aggregate Statistics have MSA-level mean and median appraised values

Also, information from the above sources is also available on fhfa.gov at the following links: www.fhfa.gov/hpi<http://www.fhfa.gov/hpi>, www.fhfa.gov/nmdbdata<http://www.fhfa.gov/nmdbdata>, www.fhfa.gov/uad<http://www.fhfa.gov/uad> and www.fhfa.gov/uaddata<http://www.fhfa.gov/uaddata>.

This is the final decision on your FOIA request. If you wish to appeal any aspect of FHFA's decision on your request, you must forward within 30 days:

* A copy of your initial request;
* A copy of this letter; and
* A statement of the circumstances, reasons, or arguments for seeking disclosure of the affected record(s).

The appeal must be sent either electronically by email at foia@fhfa.gov<mailto:foia@fhfa.gov> or by mail to the "FOIA Appeals Officer" at 400 7th Street, SW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20019. The subject line, or the envelope and the letter of appeal, must be clearly marked "FOIA Appeal." Please note that all mail sent to FHFA via the United States Postal Service is routed through a national irradiation facility, a process that may delay delivery by approximately two weeks. For any time-sensitive correspondence, please plan accordingly. Your FOIA request is releasable to the public under subsequent FOIA requests. In responding to these requests, FHFA does not release personal information, such as home or email addresses, and home or mobile telephone numbers, which are protected from disclosure under FOIA Exemption 6 (5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6)).

Your FOIA request is releasable to the public under subsequent FOIA requests. In responding to these requests, FHFA does not release personal information, such as home or email addresses and home or mobile telephone numbers which are protected from disclosure under FOIA Exemption 6 (5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6)).

There are no fees associated with processing this request.
If you have any questions regarding the processing of your request, please contact us at foia@fhfa.gov<mailto:foia@fhfa.gov> or 202-649-3803.

Regards,

Stacy J. Easter
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Officer
FOIA Public Liaison
Federal Housing Finance Agency
400 7th Street, SW | Washington, DC 20219
Office: 202-649-3067|Fax: 202-649-4067
[cid:image002.png@01DA6FB4.C39F89E0]<http://www.fhfa.gov/>FOIA/Privacy Website<http://www.int.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/FOIAPrivacy>

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