Data released today shows a modest increase in home prices took place in March, signaling that home price declines may be over.
Year-over-year, prices increased by 0.7%, down from 2.1% in the prior month, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price NSA Index.
The 20-City Composite posted a -1.1% year-over-year decline, down from a 0.4% gain in the previous month.
“The modest increases in home prices we saw a month ago accelerated in March 2023,” Craig J. Lazzara, managing director at S&P DJI, said. “Two months of increasing prices do not a definitive recovery make, but March’s results suggest that the decline in home prices that began in June 2022 may have come to an end.”
Lazzara added…
Data released today shows a modest increase in home prices took place in February.
Year-over-year, prices increased by 2%, down from 3.7% in the previous month, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price NSA Index.
The 20-City Composite posted a 0.4% year-over-year gain, down from 2.6% in the previous month.
“February’s results were most interesting because of their stark regional differences… It’s unsurprising that the Southeast (+7.8%) remains the country’s strongest region, while the West (-4.2%) continues as the weakest,” noted Craig J. Lazzara, Managing Director at S&P DJI.
West Coast hubs that saw huge migration during the pandemic remained negative YOY in February, with San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, and Portland all experiencing declines.
Southern cities continued…
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