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Tag Archives: 20-City Composite

Is the pace of home sales still too low?

Maureen Maitland

Vice President

S&P Indices

May 3 - 12:31 pm

The volume of home sales remains low when compared to the first six or seven years of this century. Major US housing statistics, such as the S&P/Case-Shiller sales pair counts and NAR’s existing home sales, show how the number of existing home sales has slowed considerably since the beginning of the housing crisis. We update our [...]

Posted in Economic Data, Existing Home Sales and Months Supply, Housing Data, S&P/Case-Shiller Indices | Also tagged 10-City Composite, Economy and Real Estate, Existing Home Sales, home prices, latest results, residential real estate, S&P/Case-Shiller, S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report, Sales Pairs | Leave a comment

Another look at the regions

Maureen Maitland

Vice President

S&P Indices

April 30 - 3:26 pm

As we enter the sixth year of a bearish US housing market, location continues to play a major role in the relative size and severity of changes in home prices across the United States. With the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Home Price Indices, Boston saw average home prices peak first in the mid-2000s (September 2005) and Charlotte [...]

Posted in Housing Data, S&P/Case-Shiller Indices | Also tagged 10-City Composite, Economy and Real Estate, home prices, latest results, MSAs, regions, residential real estate, S&P/Case-Shiller, S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report, US Housing Prices | 2 Comments

Nine Cities and Both Composites Hit New Lows in February 2012 According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices

Director, Global Index Communications

S&P Indices

April 24 - 9:00 am

S&P Indices released today the latest results for the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices. Data is through February 2012. To access click: S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices – April 2012 Release

Posted in Existing Home Sales and Months Supply, Homebuilders, Housing Data, Housing Finance & Policy, S&P/Case-Shiller Indices | Also tagged 10-City Composite, David Blitzer, Existing Home Sales, home prices, residential real estate, S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report, US Housing Prices | 2 Comments

Existing home sales, activity is up but still slow

Maureen Maitland

Vice President

S&P Indices

April 3 - 12:02 pm

As measured by the number of closed transactions, the pace of existing home sales has slowed significantly over the past five years or so. The chart below clearly illustrates how sales first slowed down in the four years beginning in 2006 and by even more around mid-2011. The latest data are for January 2012, released [...]

Posted in Economic Data, Existing Home Sales and Months Supply, Housing Data, S&P/Case-Shiller Indices | Also tagged 10-City Composite, Economy and Real Estate, Existing Home Sales, residential real estate, S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report, Sales Pairs | Leave a comment

How The Cities Did in January

Chairman of the Index Committee

S&P Indices

March 30 - 1:55 pm

January’s report was disappointing as 16 cities saw prices fall month to month and eight made new post-crisis lows. Atlanta and Detroit are the hardest hit based on current levels. However, Detroit has rebounded from its low by a larger percentage than any city except for Washington DC. Across all 20 cities, the average gain [...]

Posted in Housing Data, S&P/Case-Shiller Indices | Also tagged Atlanta, David Blitzer, Detroit, Economy and Real Estate, home prices, Las Vegas, Miami, Phoenix, S&P/Case-Shiller, S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report, Tampa, US Housing Prices, Washington DC | Leave a comment

Eight cities and both composites hit new lows.

Maureen Maitland

Vice President

S&P Indices

March 27 - 11:09 am

With today’s report, the S&P/Case-Shiller 10- and 20-City Home Price Composites fell to new post-crisis lows in January 2012. Both indices fell by 0.8% over the month, are down about 3.8% versus January 2011, and have declined by 34.4% since their relative 2006 peaks. Average home prices are back to their late 2002/early 2003 levels [...]

Posted in Housing Data, S&P/Case-Shiller Indices | Also tagged 10-City Composite, Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Economy and Real Estate, January 2012, Las Vegas, latest results, New York, Portland, residential real estate, S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report, Seattle, Tampa, US Housing Prices | Leave a comment

2012 Home Prices Off to a Rocky Start According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices

Director, Global Index Communications

S&P Indices

March 27 - 9:00 am

S&P Indices released today the latest results for the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices. Data is through January 2012. To access click: S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices – March 2012

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The S&P/Case-Shiller 10- and 20-City Composites lead the National to new lows

Maureen Maitland

Vice President

S&P Indices

February 29 - 11:44 am

With an index value of 136.71, the 20-City Composite fell below its earlier reported March 2011 low of 137.64. Similarly, the 10-City Composite hit a new low, falling below the prior low reported in April 2009. While some believed that the first time homebuyers’ tax credit was the only reason for any boost in home [...]

Posted in Housing Data, S&P/Case-Shiller Indices | Also tagged 10-City Composite, Economy and Real Estate, home prices, residential real estate, S&P/Case-Shiller, S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report, US Housing Prices | Leave a comment

All Three Home Price Composites End 2011 at New Lows According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices

Director, Global Index Communications

S&P Indices

February 28 - 9:00 am

S&P Indices released today the latest results for the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Data through December 2011. To access click: S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices – February 2012

Posted in Existing Home Sales and Months Supply, Homebuilders, Housing Data, S&P/Case-Shiller Indices | Also tagged 10-City Composite, Atlanta, David Blitzer, home prices, Las Vegas, Miami, Phoenix, S&P/Case-Shiller, S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report, Seattle, Tampa, US Housing Prices | Leave a comment

Annual rates of return worsen in 13 markets in November 2011

Maureen Maitland

Vice President

S&P Indices

February 7 - 10:34 am

November’s data for the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices were negative for the housing market. The 10- and 20-City Composites were each down 1.3%, and only one of the 20 cities covered by the indices was up in November over October. The annual rates of change also showed something negative for home prices. Thirteen of the [...]

Posted in Housing Data, S&P/Case-Shiller Indices | Also tagged 10-City Composite, Comparing the cities, Economy and Real Estate, home prices, residential real estate, S&P/Case-Shiller, S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report, US Housing Prices | Leave a comment