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Sep 26

Home Price Index Shows Values Rising 3.7% From One Year Ago

September 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Home Price Index Shows Values Rising

Tuesday, the Federal Home Finance Agency's Home Price Index (HPI) showed home values rising 0.2% on a seasonally-adjusted basis between June and July 2012, and moving +3.7% on an annual basis. Home values have not dropped month-to-month since January of this year -- a span of 6 months. For today's home buyers and sellers throughout DC , though, it's important to recognize on what the HPI is actually reporting. Or, stated differently, on what the HPI is not reporting. The Home Price … [Read more...]

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Aug 28

Government : Home Prices Up 3.0% In Last 12 Months Nationwide

August 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Home Prices Up 3.0% In Last 12 Months Nationwide

  The housing market recovery appears to be sustainable. According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Home Price Index, home prices rose by a seasonally-adjusted 0.7 percent between May and June 2012. The index is now up 3.0% over the past 12 months, and made its biggest quarterly gain since 2005 last quarter. The FHFA's Home Price Index measures home price changes through successive home sales for homes whose mortgages are backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and for … [Read more...]

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Jul 25

Home Values Rise 0.8% In May 2012

July 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Home Price Index - Washington, DC

The housing market's bottom is 9 months behind us. Home values continue to climb nationwide. According to the Federal Home Finance Agency's Home Price Index, home values rose 0.8% in May on a monthly, seasonally-adjusted basis. May's reading marks the sixth time in seven months that home values rose. Values are now higher by 4 percent since the market's October 2011 bottom. As a DC home buyer or seller, though, it's important to understand what the Home Price Index measures. Or, more … [Read more...]

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Dec 29

Nationally, Home Prices Off 18.3 Percent From April 2007 Peak

December 29, 2011 By 2 Comments
District of Columbia Home Price Index

The government confirms what the private-sector Case-Shiller Index reported yesterday. Nationwide, average home values slipped in October. The Federal Home Finance Agency's Home Price Index shows home values down 0.2% on a monthly, seasonally-adjusted basis. October marks just the second time since April that home values fell month-over-month. The Case-Shiller Index 20-City Composite showed values down 0.7 percent from September to October. As a home buyer in DC , it's easy to look at … [Read more...]

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