U.S. home-price growth hits 6 ½–year low: Case-Shiller
The numbers: The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in February compared to January, and was 3.0% higher compared to a year ago. That was the slowest pace of annual growth since September 2012, and just missed the Econoday consensus forecast for a 3.2% yearly increase.
What happened: National home price appreciation has thudded back to earth, and a regional realignment is underway. In February, 14 of 20 cities reported monthly, seasonally adjusted price increases, but only one city had a stronger annual price increase than in January. Big picture: California, stung by the tax-law changes of 2017, is no longer on top. In fact, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego had the slowest annual price growth in the three month period ending in February. But Americans still prize warm weather and moderately-priced housing: the top three metros were Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Tampa.
What they’re saying: “Sales of new homes, housing starts, and residential investment had similar weak trajectories over the last year,” noted David Blitzer, chairman of the index committee for S&P Dow Jones Indices.Market reaction:The 10-year U.S Treasury note TMUBMUSD10Y, +0.50% , which sets the tone for fixed-rate mortgages, has climbed out of its recent trough, but is still at one of its lowest points of the year.
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