{"id":657523,"date":"2026-08-25T13:09:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=657523"},"modified":"2026-08-25T13:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:09:58","slug":"us-home-prices-are-rising-at-their-fastest-pace-in-a-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=657523","title":{"rendered":"US Home Prices Are Rising At Their Fastest Pace In A Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">US Home Prices Are Rising At Their Fastest Pace In A Year<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>Following its unexpected rebound in May (from three months of declines), US home prices in America&#8217;s 20 largest cities were expected to rise again (+0.1% MOM) in June (according to the latest data from S&amp;P Cotality Case-Shiller).<\/p>\n<p>Instead prices actually accelerated more, up a sizable 0.24% MoM, pulling home prices <strong>up 2.1% YoY &#8211; the fastest acceleration in a yea<\/strong>r&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-08-25_06-01-35.jpg?itok=86nuuQxn\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-08-25_06-01-35.jpg?itok=86nuuQxn\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"a7983cc6-77e6-486b-9f19-0801ae86dc98\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"300\" width=\"500\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2026-08-25_06-01-35.jpg?itok=86nuuQxn\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cSeasonal factors continue to support monthly price growth,&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0said Rebecca Kaufman, Associate Director of Commodities at S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Because June typically falls near the peak of the homebuying season, price appreciation often moderates and market activity cools in the months ahead.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the fourth consecutive month, Chicago led all metros with a 6.9% annual increase in June<\/strong>, followed by New York (4.8%) and Cleveland (4.1%).<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-08-25_06-06-07.jpg?itok=egbbHQqY\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-08-25_06-06-07.jpg?itok=egbbHQqY\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"eb11c070-e3d9-4a99-824d-859aa03563fe\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"319\" width=\"500\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2026-08-25_06-06-07.jpg?itok=egbbHQqY\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Seattle recorded the largest annual decline at 2.0%, followed by Las Vegas (-1.9%) and Denver (-1.2%).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This geographic divide <strong>reflects a years-long trend, with housing markets in the Northeast and Midwest regaining strength while many Western and Sunbelt markets soften<\/strong>,&#8221; says Kaufman.<\/p>\n<p>Prices remain oddly coupled with Fed Reserves, implying stability, rather than acceleration, from here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-08-25_06-09-19.jpg?itok=UKhddVid\" data-link-option=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2026-08-25_06-09-19.jpg?itok=UKhddVid\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"22313f61-d094-4eac-b8a2-1b5c8e74c8bf\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" height=\"296\" width=\"500\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2026-08-25_06-09-19.jpg?itok=UKhddVid\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe housing market remains under pressure, with 30-year mortgage rates holding near 6.5% in June,\u201d<\/strong> Kaufman concluded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs financing costs are kept high for prospective buyers, current homeowners remain reluctant to give up the low mortgage rates secured in prior years.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" lang=\"\" class=\"username\" xml:lang=\"\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">Tue, 08\/25\/2026 &#8211; 09:09<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2026-08-25_06-01-35.jpg?itok=86nuuQxn\" title=\"US Home Prices Are Rising At Their Fastest Pace In A Year\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Home Prices Are Rising At Their Fastest Pace In A Year Following its unexpected rebound in May (from three months of declines), US home prices in America&#8217;s 20 largest cities were expected to rise again (+0.1% MOM) in June (according to the latest data from S&amp;P Cotality Case-Shiller). 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