Home prices rose in May in defiance of down housing market

Prices rose 0.7 percent from April to May after adjusting for increases typically experienced in spring, according to estimates released Tuesday by CoreLogic and the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Continue reading

Home prices have stopped falling. But is it a reversal or a blip?

Two widely cited home price measures confirm that the price drops halted in the early weeks of 2023. But downward pressure on prices remains. Continue reading

Not a one-off: Home prices dropped further — and faster — in August

A reversal in home price growth in July deepened into August as prices declined by 0.9 percent, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller report. They remained up 13 percent from last year. Continue reading

The pandemic-era home price boom has ended — and now we know when

Two major estimates of home prices now concur: The uninterrupted string of monthly increases came to an end this July, according to new data released Tuesday from CoreLogic and the FHFA. Continue reading

Home price growth slows across the country

Blitzer says despite declining sales, the overall economy is strong — offering some solace to economists worried about a looming housing and economic crisis similar to that of 2008. Continue reading