Ignore The Case-Shiller Index; Focus On The Future Instead

Last week, Standard & Poor’s released its Case-Shiller Index for December 2010. The index is a home valuation tracker, meant to meausure the change in home prices from one period to the next. December’s Case-Shiller Index showed major devaluations nationwide. As compared to December 2009,...

Why You Shouldn’t Put Too Much Faith In October’s Case-Shiller Index

The Case-Shiller Index posted awful numbers in its most recent reading. Each of the index’s 20 tracked markets showed home price deterioration between September’s and October’s respective report. Some markets fell as much as 2.9 percent. The drop in values is nothing about which to panic,...

September’s Case-Shiller Index Reflects A Slowing Housing Market

Standard & Poors released the September Case-Shiller Index Tuesday. The Case-Shiller Index is a home-value tracker. The report shows home prices down 0.7% from August and values fading, in general. Case-Shiller representatives assessed the findings as “another weak report; weaker than last...

Case-Shiller Shows Slowing Growth In Home Prices… Two Months Ago

For the 17th straight month, the Case-Shiller Index reports that home values are rising across the United States. As compared to June, July’s prices were up by 4 percent. However, despite the improvement, July’s Case-Shiller Index showed weaker as compared to prior months. In June, just 3...

Case-Shiller Posts 16th Straight Month Of Home Price Improvement

According to the Standard & Poors Case-Shiller Index, home values rose 5 percent in June versus the month prior, and 4 percent from a year earlier.  It’s the 16th consecutive month in which Case-Shiller reported an increase in home values and the third straight month of outstanding...

Case-Shiller Shows Home Price Improvement In 95% Of Cities

Standard & Poors released its Case-Shiller Index Tuesday. On a seasonally-adjusted basis, between April and May 2010, home prices rose in 19 of Case-Shiller’s 20 tracked markets.  It’s the second straight month of strong Case-Shiller findings. Also, May’s numbers are a...

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