Nov 29, 2014
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2014-11-25 14:00:00.18 GMT
By Chris Middleton
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The following table shows the change in home prices by city. Cities are ranked by largest monthly gain using non-seasonally adjusted data.
| Current | Previous | 3-Mth | YoY% | Index | |
| MoM% | MoM% | Annual % | Change | Level | |
| US, 20-City | -0.03% | 0.21% | 3.22% | 4.90% | 173.72 |
| Miami | 0.64% | 0.29% | 6.96% | 10.31% | 189.4 |
| Charlotte | 0.58% | -0.09% | 3.88% | 3.34% | 128.96 |
| Las Vegas | 0.42% | 0.52% | 6.46% | 9.15% | 137.24 |
| Dallas | 0.25% | 0.55% | 4.75% | 7.37% | 142.35 |
| Denver | 0.22% | 0.52% | 5.61% | 6.25% | 156.5 |
| Tampa | 0.17% | 0.17% | 1.42% | 5.44% | 162.63 |
| Portland | 0.15% | 0.33% | 3.57% | 6.69% | 170.9 |
| Cleveland | 0.07% | 0.26% | 3.71% | 0.77% | 107.58 |
| Minneapolis | 0.06% | 0.32% | 5.02% | 3.12% | 142.63 |
| Current | Previous | 3-Mth | YoY% | Index | |
| MoM% | MoM% | Annual % | Change | Level | |
| Los Angeles | 0.03% | -0.01% | 2.60% | 5.67% | 224.9 |
| New York | -0.03% | 0.50% | 6.71% | 2.83% | 178.14 |
| Boston | -0.09% | 0.13% | 0.64% | 4.48% | 176.59 |
| San Diego | -0.13% | -0.08% | 0.34% | 5.06% | 203.31 |
| Phoenix | -0.14% | 0.20% | 3.11% | 2.96% | 147.38 |
| Detroit | -0.17% | 0.59% | 2.32% | 5.02% | 98.6 |
| Seattle | -0.21% | 0.00% | 6.46% | 6.01% | 170.54 |
| San Francisco | -0.23% | -0.42% | -3.37% | 7.95% | 194.21 |
| Chicago | -0.23% | 0.41% | 4.19% | 2.57% | 131.32 |
| Atlanta | -0.25% | 0.36% | 3.65% | 4.50% | 119.12 |
| Washington DC | -0.43% | -0.02% | -1.40% | 2.14% | 209.65 |
NOTE: Non seasonally adjusted data The S&P/Case-Shiller(R) Home Price Indices are constructed from data on sales of individual properties. With this method, changes in the index are derived only from actual changes in selling prices of individual properties. The S&P/Case-Shiller (R) index includes homes of all prices, while the sample for the FHFA index is based only on conforming mortgages which leaves out much of the upper end of the housing market. The composition of the U.S. metropolitan area captured by each of the S&P/Case-Shiller(R) Home Price Indices (SPCSIs) is largely based upon the most recent definitions established by the Office of Management and Budget in 2003. With the exceptions of Chicago (as composed for the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, akin to the OMB Chicago "Metropolitan Division") and New York (as composed for the S&P/Case-Shiller New York Home Price Index, a variant of the OMB New York "Combined Statistical Area"), these markets are consistent with what OMB refers to as the "Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) of each city listed.
For Related News and Information: For housing price tickers see HSST For more on the S&P/Case-Shiller (R) indexes: ALLX SPCS. See HEQ for a list of home-equity loan ABS issuers and issues. See NI ABS BN for news on asset-backed securities, and NI CDRV BN for credit derivatives stories. See NXTW NSN IR38H11A1I4H for a story on the outlook for subprime mortgages. See NI ABS BN for news on asset-backed securities. For Futures and Option tickers:
| Current | Previous | 3-Mth | YoY% | Index | |
| MoM% | MoM% | Annual % | Change | Level | |
| Los Angeles | 0.03% | -0.01% | 2.60% | 5.67% | 22490.00% |
| New York | -0.03% | 0.50% | 6.71% | 2.83% | 17814.00% |
| Boston | -0.09% | 0.13% | 0.64% | 4.48% | 176.59 |
| San Diego | -0.13% | -0.08% | 0.34% | 5.06% | 20331.00% |
| Phoenix | -0.14% | 0.20% | 3.11% | 2.96% | 147.38 |
| Detroit | -0.17% | 0.59% | 2.32% | 5.02% | 98.6 |
| Seattle | -0.21% | 0.00% | 6.46% | 6.01% | 170.54 |
| San Francisco | -0.23% | -0.42% | -3.37% | 7.95% | 19421.00% |
| Chicago | -0.23% | 0.41% | 4.19% | 2.57% | 131.32 |
| Atlanta | -0.25% | 0.36% | 3.65% | 4.50% | 119.12 |
| Washington DC | -0.43% | -0.02% | -1.40% | 2.14% | 20965.00% |
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