Twenty-City Home Price Index Up 2% over Last Year

The Case-Shiller home price indices increased for the third straight month. The 10-city index increased 1.37 to 158.62 and the 20-city index increased 1.27 to 145.87. Compared to last year, the 10-city is up 1.3% and the 20-city rose 2%. The largest point gains were in Los Angeles (up 2.21 to 173.02), Washington DC (up 2.07 to 194), and Phoenix (up 2.06 to 119.28). The largest relative increase was in Detroit, which gained 1.76 points to 79.18, an increase of 2.3%. Seattle was the only market to decline in August, losing .09 points and dropping to 141.69

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US Housing Index Up in All Markets for Second Month

The Case-Shiller home price index increased in all markets in July for the second straight month. The 10-city index increased 2.36 to 157.3 and the 20-city index increased 2.27 to 144.61. Compared to last year, the 10-city is up .6% and the 20-city rose 1.2%. The largest point gains were in Minneapolis (up 4.38 to 123.17), Chicago (up 3.09 to 116.7), and Miami (up 3.08 to 148.7). The largest relative increases were Minneapolis (up 3.7%), Detroit (up 3.3%), and Atlanta (up 2.6%).

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–From Case-Shiller and The St. Louis Federal Reserve

Home Price Index Increased in Every Market

The home price index increased in every market in June. The 10-city increased 3.3 points to 155.02 while the 20-city rose 3.24 to 142.21. This positive turn in the housing market also caused the 10-city and 20-city indices to have a 1-year increase for the first time since September 2010.

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–From Case-Shiller and The St. Louis Federal Reserve

Twenty-City Home Price Index Increases 1.7 Points in April

Nearly all markets increased in April’s Case-Shiller Home Price Index Report. The 10-city index climbed 1.89 to 148.4 while the 20-city increased 1.72 to 135.8. However, the 10-city is down 2.2% and the 20-city is down 1.9% compared to April 2011. Detroit was the only declining market in April–falling 2.45 to 65.26. The most notable increases were Washington DC (up 4.89 to 181.3), San Francisco (up 4.27 to 130.21), and Phoenix (up 2.63 to 109.01).

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Case-Shiller 20-City Home Price Index Falls for Eighth Month

The Case-Shiller home price indices, released today, reported a drop of .13 in the 10-city to 146.61 and a drop of .04 in the 20-city bringing it to 134.10. The 10-city is down 2.8% over March 2011 while the 20-city is down 2.6%. Most cities held steady or increased slightly. However, Atlanta (-.24), Chicago(-2.65), Boston(-.31), Detroit(-3.09), Minneapolis(-1.01), New York(-1.36), and Portland(-.59) declined. Detroit lost the most in March with it’s decline at 4.4% to a record-low 66.66.

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–From the St. Louis Federal Reserve

Home Price Indices Drop Again in February

The 10-city index fell 1.2 points to 146.9 in February 2012 and the 20-city index fell 1 point to 134.2. Only three cities saw an index increase: Phoenix rose 1.3 points to 104.1, San Diego increased .3 points to 149.1, and Miami went up .9 to 139.49. All the other tracked cities decreased. The most notable losses were Atlanta falling 2.1 points, or 2.5%, to 83.3; Chicago dropping 2.7, or 2.5% to 105.4, and Cleveland slipping 1.6 points, or 1.7%, to 94.14.

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–From the St. Louis Federal Reserve

Nearly All Home Price Indices Dropped in January

The 10-city index fell 1.24 points, or .8%, in January 2012 while the 20-city dropped 1.15 points or .8%. The only cities with an increase were Phoenix which is up .93 points (.9%), Washington which is up 1.24 points (.7%), and Miami which is up .89 points (.7%). The biggest declines were San Francisco falling 3.25 points (2.5%),  Portland dropping 2.80 points (2.1%), and Chicago slipping 2.08 points (1.9%).

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Case-Shiller Home Price Index Dropped to Lowest Level Since 2003

The 10-city home price index dropped 1.1% to 149.89. This is a 3.9% loss from last December and the lowest value since June 2003. The 20-city index also slid 1.1% to 136.71–a 4% drop from last December. The only cities to increase this month were Phoenix and Miami and their gains were meager (.8% and .2%, respectively). The largest one-month drops were in Detroit (down 3.8% to 68.39), Chicago (down 2% to 110.23), and Atlanta (down 1.8% to 87.3). This is the worst month for the home price index since 2009.

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-from The St. Louis Federal Reserve and Case-Shiller

Home Price Indices Down 1.3% in November 2011

The 10-city composite and 20-city composite S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Indices dropped 1.3% this month to 151.90 and 138.49, respectively. These are the lowest composite index values reported since April 2011. The 10-city index is down 3.6% from last November while the 20-city index decreased 3.7%.

Phoenix was the only market that increased in November, rising .6% to 101.12. The Chicago market declined the most, plummeting 3.4% to 112.46. In addition, Atlanta fell 2.5% to 88.93, Detroit decreased 2.4% to 70.66, and San Francisco declined 1.9% to 129.78.

For more information, see our Home Price Index Report.

-From the St. Louis Federal Reserve

Case Shiller Home Price Indices Down in October

The October Case Shiller home price indices, released today, showed the 10-city index declined 1% to 154.1 and the 20-city index lost 1.2% settling at 140.3. Aside from the Phoenix market, which held steady, every other major real estate market declined slightly. Los Angeles declined the most, dropping 1.5% to 165.51. For more information, see our Home Price Index Report.

-From the St. Louis Federal Reserve