Home Price Gains Moderate for Third Straight Month
Home prices experienced a third year-over-year deceleration in May, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index (HPI). On a year-over-year basis, the non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) index posted a 5.94% annual gain in May, down from a 6.39% increase in April. The index had seen steady increases in year-over-year growth since June 2023. But this growth rate began slowing in March 2024 and has continued to decelerate through May.
The HPI increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.09% for May, following a revised rate of 3.91% in April. May marks the 16th consecutive monthly increase; home prices have not seen an outright decrease since January 2023.
Onnah Dereski, NAHB economic services manager, delves into specifics for each census division in this Eye on Housing post.
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