CaseShiller seasonally adjusted YoY housing prices change 1.6% versus 1.3% estimate
- Prior month 1.2% revised from 1.1%
- YoY 1.6% versus 1.3% expected
- MoM 0.2% versus 0.1% expected
- MoM not seasonally adjusted 0.9% versus 1.0% prior month
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- With inflation at 4.2%, home prices continue to decline in real (inflation-adjusted) terms.
- Price performance remains uneven across the country, with the Northeast and Midwest outperforming while many Western and Sunbelt markets continue to weaken.
- Chicago led annual gains for the third straight month (+6.9%), followed by New York (+4.2%) and Cleveland (+3.1%).
- Las Vegas (-1.9%) posted the largest annual decline, with Seattle (-1.8%), Denver (-1.8%), and Tampa (-1.6%) also falling.
- The strength in traditional urban markets may reflect a growing return-to-office trend supporting demand.
Housing affordability remains a major challenge as 30-year mortgage rates averaged 6.5%, far above the ultra-low rates seen in recent years.
Elevated mortgage rates and persistent inflation continue to restrain buyer demand, keeping housing activity subdued and eroding real home values.
in a separate housing report data, the FHFA YoY rose 2.2% vs 2.0% last month. The MoM rose 0.3% versus -0.1% last month.
This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.