Case Shiller Housing Index: October 2012: "Sustained Recovery In Home Prices" : Homes For Sale : Homes For Rent

Quoting from the Case-Shiller report, “Looking over this report, and considering other data on housing starts and sales, it is clear that the housing recovery is gathering strength."  The indication is the US housing market is continuing on its path to recovery.

The Index's 10-City and 20-City Composites in October 2012 are back to levels seen in autumn of 2003; still way off the peak levels in June/July 2006.  Both Composites are still 30% and 35% off their peak levels, respectively. 

The South Florida market saw relatively flat sequential growth in October 2012.  However, the year-over-year comparison was up 8.5% in October 2012. 

Quoting from the October Case-Shiller Index report, “Annual rates of change in home prices are a better indicator of the performance of the housing market than the month-over-month changes because home prices tend to be lower in fall and winter than in spring and summer." 

Currently, inventory levels remain tighter than the previous year (please see some earlier posts for more information) in the South Florida housing market.  I remain cautiously optimistic for the market as a whole.  The potential for a new wave of foreclosures is a concern, in my opinion.  However, I do not expect to see a large drop in home prices; a relatively flat market is more likely, in my view. 

Other areas of interest:

Oct-12	Monthly	Sequential	Annual
Metropolitan Area	Level	Change	Change
Boston	155.13	-1.40%	1.60%
Chicago	114.9	-1.50%	-1.30%
Miami	149.97	-0.20%	8.50%
Minneapolis	124.96	-0.70%	9.20%
New York	165.3	-0.40%	-1.20%
Tampa	134.08	-0.50%	5.90%
Composite 10	158.77	-0.10%	3.40%
Composite 20	146.08	-0.10%	4.30%
Source:
S&P Indices
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