Posts with tag Case-Shiller

U.S. single-family home prices rose in January, starting the year with the biggest annual increase in 6½ years in a fresh sign that the housing market recovery remains on track, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday. The S&P/Case Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas gained 1 percent... Continue Reading »

By Christopher S. Rugaber WASHINGTON -- Home prices increased in September in most major U.S. cities, more evidence of a housing recovery that is providing a lift to the fragile economy. Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller reported Tuesday that its 20-city index of home prices rose 3 percent in September compared with the... Continue Reading »

By Les Christie NEW YORK -- Even though home prices are rebounding in some parts of the country, the overall housing market won't start turning the corner until next spring, according to the latest forecast based on the Fiserv Case-Shiller indices. The forecast, which tracks 384 markets, predicts that nationwide home... Continue Reading »

By Les Christie In a sign that the U.S. housing market is recovering, home prices rose for the second straight month in May, according to an industry report issued Tuesday. Home prices climbed 2.2 percent compared with a month earlier, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index. Prices are still off... Continue Reading »

By Christopher S. Rugaber WASHINGTON -- Americans signed more contracts to buy previously occupied homes in May, matching the fastest pace in two years. The increase suggests that home sales will rise this summer and the modest housing recovery will continue. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that its... Continue Reading »