The Home Price Index Shows Flat For November

Home values were reported unchanged in November 2010, on average, according to the Federal Home Finance Agency’s Home Price Index.  We say “on average” because the government’s Home Price Index is a data composite for the country. The index doesn’t measure citywide changes...

Home Values Up 0.4 Percent In August, On Average

Consistent with the most recent Case-Shiller Index, the government’s Home Price Index said home prices rose between July and August.  The Federal Home Finance Agency’s data showed values up 0.4 percent nationwide, on average. Region-by-region, however, the results were scattered. Coastal...

Home Values Within 12.5 Percent Of April 2007 Peak, Nationwide

According the Federal Home Finance Agency’s Home Price Index, home values are now off just 12.5 percent from their April 2007 peak nationwide.  This, after a half-percent monthly increase in prices in May, on average. Given the state of the market since April 2007, the Home Price Index results...

The Flawed Home Price Index Shows Home Values Up 0.8 Percent

Last week, the Case-Shiller Index reported home values up 0.8 percent across 20 tracked markets. The public-sector Federal Housing Finance Agency has reached a similar conclusion. Reporting on a two-month lag, the government’s Home Price Index shows home values up 0.8 percent in April, buoyed by the...