Fair Use & Attribution
HomeStats transforms public datasets into dashboards, scoring, and stress signals. We rely on the public-data origin of source figures, nominative fair use of trademarks, and U.S. fair-use doctrine for any quoted text.
Public-data sources we cite
The following sources are public data, government-published data, or publisher-distributed open data. Each is referenced with a link back to the source so readers can verify the underlying figure:
- Redfin Data Center — weekly metro and ZIP series, distributed under Redfin's data-center license.
- FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) — series republished per FRED's terms.
- FHFA House Price Index — public U.S. Government data.
- U.S. Census Bureau — public U.S. Government data (ACS, decennial census, building permits).
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — public U.S. Government data (CES, QCEW, OEWS, CPI).
- IRS Statistics of Income — public U.S. Government data (county- and ZIP-level migration and income).
- U.S. HUD User — public U.S. Government data (FMR, income limits).
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — public U.S. Government data (regional GDP and personal income).
- OpenStreetMap contributors — map tiles under the ODbL.
U.S. federal-government works are not covered by copyright in the United States (17 U.S.C. § 105). State and local government publications, third-party publishers, and aggregators are credited individually.
What is original to HomeStats
- Page text, headlines, and editorial framing
- Scoring, stress-signal, and affordability-model code and methodology
- Visual design, layout, and typography
- Chart styling and dashboard composition
- Original analysis and commentary in blog posts and reports
You may quote up to a few sentences with a link back to the original page. Re-hosting full pages, mirroring the dashboard, or scraping beyond what our robots.txt and ai.txt permit is not authorized.
Trademarks
"Redfin," "Zillow," "FRED," "FHFA," "Federal Reserve," and other publisher names mentioned on this site are trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. They are referenced under nominative fair use — that is, only to identify the underlying source of a number or to compare HomeStats with that source. No endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation is implied.
Fair use of quoted text
Any direct quotations from third-party publishers are short, transformative, and used for commentary, criticism, news reporting, scholarship, or research, consistent with U.S. fair use doctrine codified at 17 U.S.C. § 107. The four statutory factors:
- Purpose and character of the use (transformative, non-commercial commentary);
- Nature of the copyrighted work (factual, public-interest reporting);
- Amount and substantiality used (short, headline-and-figure-level only);
- Effect on the market for the original (link back to the source so readers visit it).
How to cite HomeStats
Suggested citation format:
HomeStats. (2026). [Page title]. Retrieved [Date], from https://homestats.app/[path]
If you publish a chart based on a HomeStats score or signal, please link back to the relevant page so your readers can audit the underlying inputs.
DMCA / takedown contact
If you believe content on HomeStats infringes your copyright, send a notice meeting the requirements of 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) to:
J.A. Watte (designated agent)
Email: joshua.a.watte@gmail.com
Subject line: "DMCA Notice — homestats.app"
Include: identification of the work, identification of the allegedly infringing material with URL, your contact information, a good-faith statement, a statement under penalty of perjury that you are authorized to act, and your physical or electronic signature.
Errors and corrections
If you spot a number that disagrees with the cited source, contact us with the page URL and the source URL. We typically push corrections within one weekly build cycle.