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Case Shiller price index stories: 17 news summaries

 Home Prices Climb in August 

Nearly every major city gets a boost

Oct 27, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(AP) - US home prices rose for the third straight month in August, data released today showed, a key sign for a broad and sustained housing recovery. The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index of 20 major cities climbed 1% from July to a seasonally adjusted reading of 144.5. While prices are... More »

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 Home Prices Rise for 3rd Month 

Case-Shiller index shows modest 1.6% increase in June

Sep 29, 09 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - In another sign the housing market is stabilizing, home prices climbed 1.6% in July, the third consecutive month they have risen, according to the S&P Case-Shiller home-price index of 20 major cities. Though they're down 13.3% compared with this time last year, the year-over-year declines still beat... More »

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(Newser) - May home prices rose month-over-month for the first time in almost three years, according to the S&P Case-Shiller Index, edging up 0.4% from April. That still left them 17% lower than they were a year ago, however, the Wall Street Journal reports, with home prices at around... More »

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MARKET Open

 Stocks Down on 
 Housing Data 


May 26, 09 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bad Case-Shiller number helped push stocks lower at the open, with the Dow down 37 points, and the Nasdaq and S&P down 0.4% and 0.5% respectively. Home prices fell more than 10% year-over-year in 15 of the 20 major metropolitan areas monitored by the Case-Shiller index,... More »

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(AP) - US home prices sank by 19% in January, the sharpest annual rate on record, and the pace continues to accelerate, the AP reports, but there were a handful of battered metro areas where price declines slowed, according to data released today. The tumble taken by the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index... More »

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Home Prices Post Record 4th-Quarter Decline

Dropped 18.2% during quarter compared to year ago

Feb 24, 09 8:56 AM CST
(AP) - Home prices tumbled by the sharpest year-over-year rate on record in the fourth quarter and in December, a widely-watched index shows. The S&P/Case-Shiller US home price index plunged 18.2% from the fourth quarter a year ago, the largest drop in its 21-year history. Prices are now at the... More »

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MARKETS

 Dow Up 58 On Mixed Data 

December existing-home sales rise 6.6%

Jan 27, 09 3:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks ended higher for the third straight day today amid mixed financial news, the Finanical Times reports. Home prices sank, leading to a surge in sales, while consumer confidence remained low. A better-than-expected earnings report from AmEx led financials higher as the Dow closed up 58.70 points at 8,... More »

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MARKET Open

 Earnings Drive Stocks Higher 


Jan 27, 09 8:54 AM CST
(Newser) - A horrible housing report couldn’t hold stocks down at the open. The Dow rose 57 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq added 0.8% and 0.7% respectively, as investors digested a host of mixed earnings reports. Texas Instruments rose 4.4% after it announced a $107 million... More »

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 Home Prices 
 Take Another 
 Nose-Dive 

Fall record 18% in year to October

Dec 30, 08 9:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Home prices in 20 US cities plunged 18% in October over the previous year, a record-breaking rate, Bloomberg reports. The S&P/Case-Shiller index, which has declined every month since January 2007, dropped 17.2% in September. "The bear market continues; home prices are back to their March 2004 levels,... More »

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Home Prices Fall Again;
Rate of Decline Sets Record

Consumer confidence numbers offer ray of hope

Jul 29, 08 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Home prices continued to nosedive in May, a signal that the housing crisis may be worsening and a red flag for the credit markets and Wall Street, reports the New York Times. Every region covered by the S&P/Case-Schiller home-price index showed a drop compared to May 2007, with... More »

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Home Prices Take Steepest Tumble Since 2000

Housing index fell by 15.3% in April versus a year ago

Jun 24, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(AP) - US home prices tumbled in April at the fastest rate since the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index started keeping track in 2000, with all 20 metropolitan areas surveyed posting annual declines for the first time. The index fell by 15.3% in April versus a year ago, according to today's report.... More »

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Economy

 Home Prices Take Record Dive 

Key index drops 12.7%; consumer confidence plummets

Apr 29, 08 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A key measure of home prices fell fell 12.7% in February, the biggest decline in its 7 years of existence, and consumer confidence measured this month hit a 5-year low, Bloomberg reports. The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index reflects the crush of foreclosures and resultant tightening of lending standards.... More »

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 Home Prices, Consumer  
 Confidence Nosedive  

Housing trouble worsens as recession worries mount

Mar 25, 08 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Home prices plummeted again in January, falling a record 10.7% compared to January 2007, according to the bellwether S&P Case/Shiller Hope Price composite. The March consumer confidence index, also out today, plunged to a 5-year low in yet another indication of recession, Bloomberg reports. The Conference Board measures... More »

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Home Prices Decline Across Country

8.9% declines posted for fourth quarter
in 10 biggest markets

Feb 26, 08 10:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Home prices in the top 10 metro areas slumped 8.9% over the previous year, the largest decline in 20 years, according to the closely watched S&P/Case-Shiller price index, released today. "Wherever you look things look bleak," one economist tells the Wall Street Journal, noting that declines... More »

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Consumer, Housing Numbers Slump

News isn't all gloomy: Demand for durable goods surges

Jan 29, 08 11:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Consumer confidence fell a bit less than expected but still approached a 2-year nadir in January, reinforcing fears that Americans will put the brakes on personal spending. In other economic reports out today, the S&P/Case-Shiller housing-price index report showed a 7.7% year-over-year drop for November, Bloomberg reports, and... More »

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Declines in Home Prices Could Triple

Economist see US
in danger of recession; losses could last years

Dec 31, 07 5:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A top economist says the US is in danger of slipping into a lengthy recession, the Times of London reports. Robert Shiller, who co-developed the index that measures home prices, says losses from the housing recession could triple over the next few years. “This is a much bigger issue... More »

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Home Prices Suffer Record Quarterly Drop

Housing market's
woes worsen
across the country

Nov 27, 07 1:41 PM CST
(Newser) - The housing slump deepened in September as home prices plummeted, posting a record 4.5% decline from third quarter 2006 to third quarter 2007, Marketwatch reports. The 1.7% decline from the second to the third quarter was also a record in the 21 years the bellwether index has been... More »

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