May's housing index the 4th consecutive month that price declines slowed (NEW YORK) After a plunge lasting three years, houses have finally become cheap enough to lure buyers. That, in turn, is stabilising prices, generating hope that the real estate market is beginning to recover.
Eight cities, including Chicago, Cleveland, Denver and San Francisco showed price increases in May, up from four in April and one in March, according to data released Tuesday. Two other cities, Charlotte, North Carolina, and New York, were flat.
For the first time since early 2007, a composite index of 20 major cities was virtually flat, instead of down.
'We've found the bottom,' said Mark Fleming, chief economist for First American CoreLogic, a data firm.
The release of the surprisingly strong Case-Shiller Price Index, compiled by Standard & Poor's, followed earlier reports that sales of existing homes rose last month for the third consecutive time, while beleaguered homebuilders saw sales of new homes jump in June by the largest amount in eight years.
Source: Business Times, 30 July 2009
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