Case-Shiller: House Prices Decline in May

S&P/Case-Shiller released their monthly Home Price Indices for May this morning. This includes prices for 20 individual cities, and two composite indices (10 cities and 20 cities). Note: This is not the quarterly national house price index.

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The first graph shows the nominal Composite 10 and Composite 20 indices (the Composite 20 was started in January 2000).

The Composite 10 index was off 10.4% annual rate in May (from April), and is off 19.8% from the peak.

The Composite 20 index was off 8.9% annual rate in May (from April), and is off 18.4% from the peak.

The rate of price declines has slowed a little

The second graph shows the Year over year change in both indices.

The Composite 10 is off 16.9% over the last year.

The Composite 20 is off 15.8% over the last year.

More on prices later ... including selected cities, real prices, and some thoughts on the slowing rate of price declines.