Note: must take into account how many sales have closed; is there enough data (sales) to support a trend.
San Diego County home prices in May increased 7.3 percent in a year, faster than the nationwide average, said the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices released Tuesday.
All the regions covered in the 20-city index experienced price increases, with San Diego near the top with the No.6 biggest increase (tied with Phoenix). Seattle had the biggest gain at 13.6 percent.
Zillow senior economist Aaron Terrazas wrote in an email that the report showed that the housing market was showing contradictory signals that the tide of rising prices could begin to turn.
A few of the factors he said that make it hard to tell what is next for the market: Rent growth has stabilized, which could make potential buyers less desperate to get into a home; Inventory is still historically low, but has increased in recent months; and housing starts are down, a sign that it is either too costly for builders to construct new homes or they anticipate less demand for buyers.
However, Terrazas said that a lack of homes for sale is still a large factor that will affect everyone looking to buy.
read more at: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/real-estate/sd-fi-case-shiller-20180731-story.html
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