Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Still Falling, Declined 3.1% From Year Earlier
March 29th, 2011Via: Blomberg:
Residential real estate prices dropped in January by the most in more than a year, raising the risk that U.S. home sales will keep slowing.
The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values in 20 cities fell 3.1 percent from January 2010, the biggest year-over-year decrease since December 2009, the group said today in New York. The decline was in line with the 3.2 percent median forecast by economists in a Bloomberg News survey.
Rising foreclosures are swelling the number of houses on the market, which may put additional pressure on prices in coming months. At the same time, a further decline in home values may keep potential buyers on the sidelines as they foresee better deals, hurting construction and consumer spending as owners’ equity evaporates.
