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16 of 20 Case-Shiller Cities Show Improvement In May

May’s Case-Shiller Index showed a 1 percent increase from April 2011. Home values rose in 16 of the Case-Shiller Index’s 20 tracked markets. Only Detroit, Las Vegas and Tampa fell. Phoenix was flat. Continue reading

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Home Prices Rise For The 2nd Straight Month

A strong spring season helped home values recover, says the government. According to the Federal Home Finance Agency’s Home Price Index, home prices rose a seasonally-adjusted 0.4 percent from April to May. Continue reading

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Home Values Climb 0.8 Percent In April

Maybe homes in Mountain View are holding value better than we thought.

Between March and April of this year, home values rose 0.8 percent nationally, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Home Price Index. It’s the index’s first…

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Foreclosures And Short Sales Distorting “Home Price Trackers”

The Federal Home Finance Agency data had home values down 1.6 percent nationwide in February, on average, marking the fourth straight month in which prices fell. Continue reading

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The Home Price Index Shows Some Regions Up, Some Regions Down

Publishing on a 2-month lag, the Federal Home Finance Agency said home prices fell by 1.6 percent nationally in December. And that’s an average, of course. Some regions performed well in December as compared to November, others didn’t. Continue reading

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