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

On Wednesday, in Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-April 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 6.0% year-over-year in January and will likely be about the same YoY in February (based on other data).

The MoM increase in the seasonally adjusted (SA) Case-Shiller National Index was at 0.36%. This was the twelfth consecutive MoM increase, and a larger MoM increase than the previous two 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 …