We have seen 14 straight months of home price growth across the country, but this trend finally slowed down in the month of September. An indicator that the market is beginning to normalize, this deceleration is largely expected. Needless to say, this is welcomed news for prospective home buyers.
What the data shows
The latest CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index was released recently. Between September 2020 and September 2021, home prices increased by 19.5%. This increase was actually down from a record 19.8% year-over-year rise seen in August. All in all, home prices are still high. In fact, the October national median listing price was $380,000. This is up 8.6% from the same period last year. As for the median sale price during this same time, it has reached $353,900.
Overall, the CoreLogic Case-Shiller 10-City Composite Home Price Index increased by 17.8% year-over-year in September. This figure was down from 18.6% in the previous month. As for the largest home price increases across the country, 2 of the top 3 metropolitan cities were in The Sunshine State. The top 3 cities for price increases were as follows:
- #1. Phoenix, AZ (up 33.1%)
- #2. Tampa, FL (up 27.7%)
- #3. Miami, FL (up 25.2%)
All in all, home prices in all 20 cities in the CoreLogic Case-Shiller index stand at all-time highs.
Summary
The recent CoreLogic Case-Shiller 10-City Composite Home Price Index certainly reinforces the fact that we are continuing to see more Americans moving to states such as Arizona and Florida. Although we are seeing home prices grow at a slower pace across the country, we continue to see high demand in states such as Florida. In South Florida particularly, we expect this trend to continue. Thus, home prices are expected to remain strong moving forward.
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