The Mountain Times Record equity levels unlikely to spur many homeowners to sell Vermont has the third highest increase in real home value in the nation according to the First American Real House Price Index (RHPI), which measures the price changes of single-family properties throughout the U.S., adjusted for the impact of income and interest rate changes on consumer house-buying power over time at national, state and metropolitan area levels. Because the RHPI adjusts for house-buying power, it also serves as a measure of housing affordability. First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), released the February 2021 data Tuesday, April 27. Arizona and Wyoming were ahead of Vermont’s 6.2% increase, while Iowa, Massachusetts and Illinois had the biggest declines.