House prices grew by 10.8% between April 2013 and 2014, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Home Price Index, which was less than the 12-month growth rate of 12.4% seen in March. Similarly, the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Purchase-Only Index rose 6.0% compared to 6.4% in March. On a seasonally-adjusted monthly basis the 20-City Composite index increased by 0.2%, while… Read More ›
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House Prices Continue to Climb, Led by the West
Data released by Standard & Poor’s and Case-Shiller indicates that house prices continued to rise in February 2014. According to the release, the seasonally adjusted S&P/Case-Shiller 10-City Index rose by 0.9% over the month, while the seasonally adjusted S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Index rose by 0.8% over the month. For the past twelve months these two house price indexes, the 10-City and… Read More ›
House Prices Continue Their Ascent
Data released by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) indicates that house prices rose by 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis over the month of February 2014. In addition, previous estimates of house price gains in January, 0.5%, and in December, 0.7%, were marked down slightly; to 0.4% and 0.6% respectively. February marks the 3rd consecutive monthly increase and the… Read More ›
House Prices Rise
Data released by Standard & Poor’s indicates that house prices rose over the month of January 2014. According to the release, both the S&P/Case-Shiller 10-City Index and the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Index rose by 0.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis over the month of January 2014. This marks the 23rd consecutive month-over-month increase in both the seasonally adjusted 10-City Index and… Read More ›
House Prices End the Year Higher
Data from Standard and Poor’s indicates that house prices rose in December 2013. According to the release, the seasonally adjusted S&P/Case-Shiller HPI – 20 City Composite rose by 0.8% in December 2013. This is the 23rd consecutive month-over-month increase for the Index. Over this time period, the Index has risen by 21.7%. For the entire year of 2013, the 20… Read More ›
Young Adults Living with Parents Up Sharply
New NAHB Economics research shows that the share of young adults ages 18 to 34 living with parents or parents-in-law increased sharply in the late 2000s. According to the most recent American Community Survey (ACS), one in three young adults ages 18 to 34, or more than 24 million, lived in homes of their parents or parents-in-law in 2012. By… Read More ›
House Prices Continue to Rise
Data released by Standard & Poor’s and Case-Shiller indicates that house prices continued to rise in November 2013. According to the release, both the seasonally adjusted S&P/Case-Shiller 10-City Index and the seasonally adjusted S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Index rose by 0.9% over the month. For the past twelve months these two house price indexes, the 10-City and the 20-City, rose by 13.8%… Read More ›
House Prices Rise, But At A More Moderate Pace
According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), house prices rose by 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis over the month of November 2013. This is the 22nd consecutive month that house prices have increased. Over this 22-month period, house prices have risen by 13% and the November 2013 FHFA House Price Index is now roughly the same as the… Read More ›
House Prices Continue to Climb
Data released by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) indicates that house prices rose nationally in October 2013 by 0.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous month. However, house price changes varied across regions of the country. According to the release, four of the nine Census divisions, the Mountain Division, the Pacific Division, the Middle Atlantic Division, and… Read More ›
House Price Growth Highest in 7 Years
Standard & Poor’s and Case-Shiller reported that house prices continued to rise in August. According to the release, both the S&P/Case-Shiller House Price Index 20-City Composite and the 10-City Composite rose by 12.8% on a year-over-year not seasonally adjusted basis, the largest increase in house prices since February 2006. House price gains were largest in Las Vegas, 29.2% and San… Read More ›