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The Case Schiller home price index for the 20 largest cities fell -0.3% in May vs -0.2% estimate. The prior month remained at -0.3%.
YoY prices rose 2.8% vs 3.0%. That is down from 3.4% last month.
The 20-City Composite posted a year-over-year increase of 2.8%, down from a 3.4% increase in the previous month. New York again reported the highest annual gain among the 20 cities with a 7.4% increase in May, followed by Chicago and Detroit with annual increases of 6.1% and 4.9%, respectively. Tampa posted the lowest return, falling 2.4%.
The 10-City Composite saw an annual increase of 3.4%, down from a 4.1% annual increase in the
previous month
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Regional divergence is widening: New York (+7.4%), Chicago (+6.1%), and Detroit (+4.9%) lead gains, while Tampa saw a -2.4% drop, its 7th straight annual decline.
Western markets remain weak, with San Francisco turning negative (-0.6%) and minimal gains in LA (+1.1%), San Diego (+0.4%), and Phoenix (+0.9%).
Monthly price growth has stalled: Headline indices rose just 0.4% (non-seasonally adjusted) and fell -0.3% (seasonally adjusted) — the third straight monthly decline.
Only four cities (Cleveland, Minneapolis, Charlotte, Tampa) saw month-over-month acceleration, signaling narrowing momentum.
The slowdown now reflects more than just high mortgage rates—it’s due to tight financial conditions, low transaction volume, and local market shifts.
Affordability pressures and tight inventory are keeping national home prices flat—but barely.
Here is the data in bullet format with each city’s May/April MoM change and 1-year change on one line:
Atlanta: +0.56% MoM, +1.70% YoY
Boston: +1.31% MoM, +4.64% YoY
Charlotte: +1.08% MoM, +2.55% YoY
Chicago: +1.22% MoM, +6.10% YoY
Cleveland: +1.42% MoM, +4.82% YoY
Dallas: +0.73% MoM, +0.61% YoY
Denver: +0.15% MoM, -0.01% YoY
Detroit: +1.08% MoM, +4.91% YoY
Las Vegas: +0.44% MoM, +3.30% YoY
Los Angeles: +0.11% MoM, +1.10% YoY
Miami: -0.12% MoM, +0.59% YoY
Minneapolis: +0.36% MoM, +2.55% YoY
New York: +0.49% MoM, +7.40% YoY
Phoenix: +0.20% MoM, +0.90% YoY
Portland: +0.56% MoM, +0.74% YoY
San Diego: +0.09% MoM, +0.40% YoY
San Francisco: -0.05% MoM, -0.64% YoY
Seattle: +0.12% MoM, +0.37% YoY
Tampa: +0.52% MoM, -2.42% YoY
Washington: +0.70% MoM, +3.26% YoY
This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.