The real estate report is happy — housing prices are up across the country. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city index, a volatile …
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Housing Market Better Than It Looks
Home prices rose 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis in March, according to new numbers from the S&P/Case-Shiller index. But four cities showed worse results in March than they had in February, with Atlanta notably down 0.4% over …
Mixed Bag of Housing Data Shows Recovery — Except in Areas with High Foreclosures
In housing, there may be a rising tide, but it isn’t lifting all boats. According to data released today by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, prices were up 0.3% in February from the month before on a seasonally adjusted basis. …
Housing Prices Fall to 2003 Levels, But Demand May Be Building
It’s now officially a lost decade for home prices. With the release of the January data for the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Indexes, prices in a national composite dropped 3.8% from a year before, rolling back to …
Housing Prices Dip For the Fourth Time in Three Years
After the Great Recession, there were some pundits who theorized that real estate would make a “W-shaped” recovery. With the S&P/Case-Shiller housing prices out this morning, it’s now clear that there are not one, but two “Ws” in the chart — and that’snot a good thing. Index prices fell 1.1% from November to December. In …
How ‘Shadow Inventory’ Is Killing the Housing Market
Recently, there have been lots of positive signs coming out of the real estate market. Foreclosure rates are down, housing starts are up, and homes have appreciated in value in some markets for the first time since 2006. Even so, …
No Bottoming Out for Real Estate Market as Home Values Keep Falling
If you’re watching the real estate markets, the good news is that the Federal Reserve has pledged to keep interest rates low through 2014. The bad news is that the market is going to need it. The November Case-Shiller housing …
Housing Slump Continues — But the Momentum is Slowing
September housing prices, as measured by the S&P/Case-Shiller Housing Index, are out, and they’re down 3.6% year-over-year. This continues a trend that we’ve seen since the summer: Housing prices continue to fall, but more slowly …
Drop in Housing Prices Continues to Slow
Housing prices of 20 cities were flat from July to August, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller housing index. Year-over-year and on a seasonally adjusted basis, the composite 20 index was down 3.8% from August of last year. …
Home Prices Rise Modestly in July on Seasonal Demand
Home prices rose in July, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index, and have now risen for four straight months. The bad news? Home prices generally rise in July, and they’re still down 4.1 percent year on year.
Housing Prices: Case-Shiller Index Rises, but Rebound Still Far Away
For the third time in three months, housing prices are up. Don’t expect that to continue.
Poking Holes in The Depressing Housing Data
When the March Case-Shiller housing price data came out on Tuesday showing that prices in 19 of the 20 cities in the index had fallen, the news was unwelcome, to say the least.
