“I suspect that we are coming to the end of the housing downturn, as applications for new mortgages, the most important series, have flattened out. I think that the worse of this may well be over.” - Alan Greenspan, October 1, 2006

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city housing index falls by a record 18%


The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city housing index released Tuesday fell by a record 18 percent from October last year, the largest drop since its inception in 2000. The 10-city index tumbled 19.1 percent, its biggest decline in its 21-year history.

Both the 20-city and 10-city indices have recorded year-over-year declines for 22 straight months. Prices are at levels not seen since March 2004.
Prices in the 20-city index have plummeted more than 23.4 percent from their peak in July 2006. The 10-city index has fallen 25 percent since its peak in June 2006.
None of the 20 cities saw annual price gains in October — for the seventh consecutive month.

Prices in October '08 compared to a year earlier:
Atlanta      -10.5%
Charlotte   -4.4%
Chicago     -10.8%
Cleveland  -6.2%
Dallas         -3.0%
Denver       -5.2%
Detroit        -20.4%
Los Angeles -27.9%
Las Vegas    -31.7%
Miami            -29.0%
Minneapolis  -16.3%
New York      -7.5%
Phoenix        -36.2%
Portland       -10.1%
San Diego    -26.7%
San Francisco -31.0%
Seattle            -10.2%
Tampa            -19.8%
Washington, D.C.  -18.7%

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