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Median home price goes up

The median home price in Los Angeles County hit a new high in February, but home sales continue to decline. The county’s median home price rose to $616,230, a 5 percent increase from the previous month and up 9 percent from the previous year, according to figures released Friday by the[...]

Two home price reports — both with big flaws

With all the conflicting reports on housing prices and the direction of the market, you might ask: What’s really going on out there?If, as the National Association of Realtors reported last month, the median price of an existing home nationwide fell by 3.1 percent in 2006, does that mean that[...]

How a bad price can send the wrong message Avoid ‘break points’ and numbers that are way too specific

In a market where buyers and sellers circle one another warily — each certain that he or she is being taken advantage of, no matter what the conclusion of a deal — the asking price of a property is rarely a straightforward reflection of comparable values. While comparables may be a[...]

Home-price growth continues dive in latest S&P indices

A national home-price index fell 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter and ended 2006 at 0.4 percent annual growth. This Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller U.S. Home Price Index declined steeply throughout 2006, falling to near-zero growth after peaking at about 16 percent year-over-year growth in 2005. S&P/Case-Shiller also publishes 10-City Composite and 20-City[...]

Home-price growth continues dive in latest S&P indices

A national home-price index fell 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter and ended 2006 at 0.4 percent annual growth. This Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller U.S. Home Price Index declined steeply throughout 2006, falling to near-zero growth after peaking at about 16 percent year-over-year growth in 2005. S&P/Case-Shiller also publishes 10-City Composite and 20-City[...]