The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices are the leading measures of U.S. home prices. Here are five things to watch for in this month’s report which will reflect February’s housing market. FRED’s S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City-Composite Home Price Index. 1. Slower appreciation. The prevailing trend has been slower growth every month. In December […]
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Home prices remained strong in January, putting prospective buyers in a tough spot
Home prices continued to rise during the first month of 2018, though the pace of growth is expected to slow down this year. The Case Shiller National Home Price Index rose 6.2 percent compared with January 2017, essentially the same as the 6.3 percent year-over-year increase reported in December, according […]
Lack of housing supply continues to drive rising home prices
Home prices continued rising during the last month of 2017, but there are early signs they may begin to slow in the coming months. The Case Shiller National Home Price Index jumped 6.3 percent in the 12 months leading up to December, up from a 6.1 percent year-over-year gain reported […]
Housing starts down again in January
U.S. homebuilders started construction on fewer projects in January than in December, continuing a six-year, saw-tooth pattern of ups and downs in housing starts. January housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 1.065 million units, 2 percent below the downwardly revised December estimate of 1.087 million. Economists […]