Home prices increased in November, with national home prices up 0.70 percent month-to-month and 6.20 percent higher year-over year. Case-Shiller's 20-City Home Price Index rose by 0.70 percent in the three-month period ending in November; nationally, home prices grew...
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Case-Shiller Index Shows Near 6% Home Price Gain
Home prices continue their upward climb. Last week, the S&P/Case-Shiller Index showed home prices gaining 5.5 percent during the 12-month period ending November 2012, marking the largest one-year gain in home prices since May 2010. The Case-Shiller Index...
Case-Shiller Index Verifies Home Value Gains Through Q3 2012
The housing market continues to expand. According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Index, which was released earlier this week, U.S. home prices rose in September for the sixth straight month, climbing 0.3% as compared to the month prior. On an annual basis, values are...
Questions First-Time Home Buyers Should Ask
Nationwide, mortgage rates are low in Arizona and home prices remain relatively low, too. This combination, plus rising rents, is pushing renters in some cities -- including Tempe -- toward first-time homeownership. Buying your first home can be exciting, but you...
19 of 20 Case-Shiller Index Markets Improve In August
Home value rose to close out the summer, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Index, a national home-valuation tracker. Nationwide, values rose 0.9% between July and August 2012 with 19 of 20 tracked markets showing improvement. Only one tracked city -- Seattle,...
Case-Shiller Index Shows Huge Home Price Gain
Home prices continue to rise nationwide. According to the Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Index, home prices rose 6.9% between the first and second quarter of 2012, the largest quarter-to-quarter gain since the home-value tracker's 1987 inception and another...