Part 2: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-August 2024

Yesterday, in Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-August 2024 I reviewed home inventory, housing starts and sales.

In Part 2, I will look at house prices, mortgage rates, rents and more.

House Prices

The Case-Shiller National Index increased 5.9% year-over-year in June and will likely slow further in the June report (based on other data).

The MoM increase in the seasonally adjusted (SA) Case-Shiller National Index was at 0.25%. This was the sixteenth consecutive MoM increase, but this tied December as the smallest MoM increase in the last 15 months.

In Question #9 for 2024: What will happen with house prices in 2024? I discussed my outlook for house prices in 2024. A review …

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