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

Last week, in Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-July 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 6.3% year-over-year in April and will likely slow further in the May report (based on other data).

The MoM increase in the seasonally adjusted (SA) Case-Shiller National Index was at 0.26%. This was the fifteenth consecutive MoM increase, but this tied December as the smallest MoM increase in the last 14 month.

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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