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Home prices continue rise for sixth straight month: S&P/Case Shiller

November 27, 2012 11:00AM

U.S. home prices rose for the sixth consecutive month in September, according to the S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Index...

Case Shiller home price index rises for seventh consecutive month

October 30, 2012 12:00PM

The S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Index climbed for the seventh consecutive month. It was up 0.9 percent — a sign...

U.S. housing market data is mixed bag

April 24, 2012 01:30PM

In February, the housing market showed mixed signals, with annual declines of 3.6 and 3.5 percent for the 10- and 20-city composites, respectively, according to the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price indices for January,...

Nationwide housing prices are worse than previously reported, decline further

November 29, 2011 09:48AM

The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Index hit the housing industry with a double dose of bad news in...

U.S. home prices inch up in August

October 25, 2011 10:14AM

For the fifth consecutive month, the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Index rose in August, indicating slight increases in nationwide home prices. The 10-city and 20-city composites inched up about 0.2 percent on a...

National mortgage default rates drop in July

August 16, 2011 09:38AM

There has been a month-over-month decrease in national default rates for first and second mortgages, with second mortgage default...

U.S. housing prices see modest gains, but likely have long way to go

July 26, 2011 11:14AM

For the first time in 11 months, U.S. housing prices increased month-over-month for a second consecutive time in May...

U.S. housing prices sink to new low

May 31, 2011 11:14AM

National housing prices have hit a new low, and economists believe the descent is far from over. House prices fell 4.2 percent in the first quarter of 2011, according to Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller...

NYC housing prices relatively flat in January

March 29, 2011 11:17AM

New York City-area home prices remained relatively flat in January, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, released today....

NYC home prices rise for 4th straight month

October 26, 2010 10:15AM

S&P/Case-Shiller report paints region as one of few bright spots in a weakened U.S. market Click to enlarge (source: S&P/Case-Shiller) Home prices in the New York City metro area rose marginally in August, up...