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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Weakest Showing Since March For FHFA House Price Index

The FHFA house price index edged only 0.2 percent higher in September for the weakest showing since March this year and missing Econoday's consensus by 1 tenth. The year-on-year rate, at 6.0, slipped 3 tenths from August for the softest showing since January last year.

The Mountain region is the leader in this report which tracks census regions, up 1.3 percent in the month for year-on-year appreciation of 9.5 percent. The Pacific region had been near the top but is fading, down a monthly 1.1 percent for only 5.5 percent year-on-year price growth. The softest region continues to be the Middle Atlantic, at 4.1 percent on the year and a 0.4 percent monthly rise.

Growth in home prices has been slowing visibly this year for a housing sector, where demand is flat and mortgage rates going up, that is the big disappointment of the 2018 economy.

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