Nationally, home price appreciation continued to slow in April. On the growth side, Boston led the way with an 11.0% annual growth rate in April, while four metro areas experienced price declines. The Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices, rose at a seasonally adjusted annual growth rate of 3.4% in April, following an increase… Read More ›
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Home Price Gains Continued to Slow in March
Home price appreciation continued to slow in March. Five out of the 20 metro areas experienced price declines while Boston led the way with a 14.0% annual growth rate in March. The Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices, rose at a seasonally adjusted annual growth rate of 3.2% in March, following an increase of… Read More ›
Home Price Gains Slowed in February
The Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices, rose at a seasonally adjusted annual growth rate of 3.8% in February, following the increase of 3.2% in January. On a year-over-year basis, the Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index rose by 4.0% in February, down from 4.2% in January. It was the lowest annual gain… Read More ›
Annual Home Price Growth Slows in January
National home price appreciation continued to slow at the beginning of 2019. Three metro areas in California (San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego), Cleveland and Chicago experienced home price declines in January. The Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices, rose at a seasonally adjusted annual growth rate of 2.8% in January, after rising… Read More ›
Home Price Growth Slows in December
In December, national home price appreciation continued, but at a slower pace than last month. Three metro areas, including San Francisco, Seattle and San Diego, experienced home price declines in December. The Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices, rose at a seasonally adjusted annual growth rate of 3.2% in December, less than the 4.5%… Read More ›
Home Price Appreciation Unchanged in November
In November, national home prices rose at the same annual growth rate as in October. Three metro areas, including San Francisco, Seattle and San Diego, experienced home price declines in November, while home prices in Los Angeles were unchanged. The Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices, rose at a seasonally adjusted annual growth rate… Read More ›
Home Price Appreciation Stepped Up in October
National home prices rose faster at a seasonally adjusted annual growth rate in October than in September. In October, Las Vegas reported the highest gain while two metro areas, San Francisco and Seattle, experienced home price declines. The Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices, rose at a seasonally adjusted annual growth rate of 6.1%… Read More ›
Home Price Appreciation Slowed in September
In September, national home prices continued to rise but at a slower pace. Moreover, two metro areas experienced home price declines in September. The Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices, rose at a seasonally adjusted annual growth rate of 4.6% in September, slower than the 6.9% increase in August. On a year-over-year basis, the… Read More ›
Home Price Growth Slowed in July
The S&P/Case-Shiller and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released their home price indices for July 2018. National home prices rose at the slowest annual growth rate since June 2014. Moreover, seven metro areas experienced home price declines in July. The Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices, rose at a seasonally adjusted annual growth… Read More ›
Labor and Subcontractor Costs Outpacing Inflation, Raising Home Prices
Last Thursday’s post reported on the record share of single-family builders reporting shortages of labor and subcontractors.in the July survey for the NAHB/Well Fargo Housing Market Index. The same survey asked builders about the effects the shortages were having on their businesses. The most widespread effects were causing builders to pay higher wages/subcontractor bids (reported by 84 percent of builders),… Read More ›