US Housing Market Chart Pack Worse than the Great Depression The sharp fall in house prices in the first quarter provided further confirmation that this housing crash has been larger and faster than the one during the Great Depression. On the Case-Shiller index... 15th June 2011 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Chart Pack Price declines accelerating The latest evidence suggests that prices have started to fall at a faster pace once again. After having dropped by 1.0% m/m in both December and January, prices on the seasonally adjusted FHFA index... 11th May 2011 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Chart Pack Still in the doldrums The further fall in house prices at the end of last year has made housing look more under-valued relative to income than ever before. (See Chart below.) This appears to be attracting cash buyers and... 7th April 2011 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Chart Pack Housing has never been this under-valued The further fall in house prices at the end of last year has made housing look more under-valued relative to income than ever before. (See Chart below.) This appears to be attracting cash buyers and... 7th March 2011 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Chart Pack Prices still sliding The renewed downward trend in house prices continued towards the end of last year, with prices on the 20-City Case-Shiller index falling for the fifth month in a row in November. (See Chart below.)... 11th February 2011 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Chart Pack Mortgage rates rebound The rebound in 30-year mortgage rates from a record low of 4.2% to just under 5% has put a small dent in the already fragile outlook for the housing market. (See Chart below.) Admittedly, mortgage... 11th January 2011 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Chart Pack Rebound stalls The housing market recovery appears to have stalled before it even really began. Home sales fell back in October and the renewed downward trend in prices appears to have gathered pace. This is all... 1st December 2010 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Chart Pack Prices start to fall back House prices have started to fall back in response to the plunge in sales seen since the homebuyer tax credit expired in April. Both the Case-Shiller and FHFA indices showed prices fell in July. (See... 13th October 2010 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Chart Pack Home sales in freefall The floor has fallen out from underneath the housing market in the months since the homebuyer tax credit expired in April. In July, total home sales fell by 26% m/m, to a level not seen in 17 years... 8th September 2010 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Chart Pack Double-dip begins The expiry of the homebuyer tax credit at the end of April has triggered a double-dip in the housing market, with new home sales falling particularly sharply in May. Of course, sales were always going... 13th July 2010 · 1 min read