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Economic Indicators
Sep 26, 2023
Bottom Line:  Prices rose in July as the housing market continued to rebound in the months leading up to the latest surge in mortgage rates. Prices were higher in nearly every primary metro market, with the exception of Portland. Year-on-year...
Aug 29, 2023
Bottom Line:  Prices rose in June as the housing market continued to rebound in the months leading up to the latest surge in mortgage rates. Prices were higher in nearly every primary metro market. The strongest markets were some of...
Jun 27, 2023
Bottom Line:  Home prices rose sharply more than expected in April, with all but one major market (Phoenix) seeing higher prices. Colder markets, which had some of the weakest price performance even before 2022's downturn, including Cleveland, New York, and...
May 30, 2023
Bottom Line:  Home prices rose for only the second time in nine months in March, countering expectations for a flat nationwide reading. A bit over half the markets in the 20-city index saw gains, with Detroit and Portland leading, up...
Apr 25, 2023
Bottom Line:  Home prices rose for the first time in eight months in February, beating expectations for another slight decline. Prices were mixed across regions, with several metro statistical areas (MSAs) declining significantly. Los Angeles (down nearly 1%) and San...
Mar 28, 2023
Bottom Line:  Home prices fell for the seventh consecutive month in January, dropping slightly less than expected. Declines were the largest in the West, led by the San Francisco Bay Area. The hardest hit regions, especially California, Oregon and Washington,...
Feb 28, 2023
Bottom Line:  Home prices fell for the sixth consecutive month in December, dropping even more than expected. Every major market fell in December. Declines were most extensive in the West, with Portland, the L.A. area, Seattle, and Phoenix leading the...
May 31, 2022
Bottom Line:  Home prices rose more than expected for the fifth consecutive month in March, despite higher mortgage rates and sales activity slowing. Case-Shiller's index of home prices tends to be lagged but it offers greater detail than most other...
Jun 28, 2022
Bottom Line:  Home prices rose again in April, even as activity started to slow with sharply higher mortgage rates. Case-Shiller's index of home prices tends to be lagged but it offers greater detail than most other indicators. Miami and Tampa...
Jul 26, 2022
Bottom Line:  Home prices rose again in May, even as activity started to slow with sharply higher mortgage rates. Gains were less than expected, though, as homes in metro areas like Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and even once-hot San Diego...
Aug 30, 2022
Bottom Line:  Home prices rose again in June, but those gains were notably slower, missing expectations as higher mortgage rates started to take a toll on sales. Western markets started to see declines in June as Florida markets remained hot...
Sep 27, 2022
Bottom Line:  Home prices fell sharply in July, surprising expectations for a small gain, notching losses not seen since the years around the financial crisis. Expensive markets, where home buyers rely heavily on high-balance mortgage loans, tumbled sharply. Seattle led...
Oct 25, 2022
Bottom Line:  Home prices fell sharply in August, falling more than expected for the second month, with nearly every major market in the 20-city index seeing lower prices. The most significant declines were in the West and Southwest - Seattle...
Nov 29, 2022
Bottom Line:  Home prices fell sharply in September, falling for the third consecutive month, mostly as expected. The declines in the third quarter annualized at 12.5%, a pace we have only seen during the financial crisis. Price declines started in...
Jan 31, 2023
Bottom Line:  Home prices fell for the fifth consecutive month in November, dropping slightly less than expected. Declines were most prominent in the West, from Phoenix west and north to Seattle. Year-over-year gains were down to the low single-digits in...