CoreLogic: House Prices up 6.2% Year-over-year in April

Notes: This CoreLogic House Price Index report is for April. The recent Case-Shiller index release was for March. The CoreLogic HPI is a three month weighted average and is not seasonally adjusted (NSA).

From CoreLogic: CoreLogic US Home Price Report Shows Prices Up 6.2 Percent Year Over Year in April 2016

Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased year over year by 6.2 percent in April 2016 compared with April 2015 and increased month over month by 1.8 percent in April 2016 compared with March 2016, according to the CoreLogic HPI.
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“Low mortgage rates and a lean for-sale inventory have resulted in solid home-price growth in most markets,” said Dr. Frank Nothaft, chief economist for CoreLogic. “An expected gradual rise in interest rates and more homes offered for sale are expected to moderate appreciation in the coming year.”
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This graph shows the national CoreLogic HPI data since 1976. January 2000 = 100.

The index was up 1.8% in March (NSA), and is up 6.2% over the last year.

This index is not seasonally adjusted, and this was a solid month-to-month increase.

The index is still 7.9% below the bubble peak in nominal terms (not inflation adjusted).

The second graph shows the YoY change in nominal terms (not adjusted for inflation).

The YoY increase had been moving sideways over the last year.

The year-over-year comparison has been positive for fifty one consecutive months.

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