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ProTeck’s Home Value Forecast for August 2016:
- In July, nearly 70 percent of the core-based statistical areas (CSBAs) tracked were listed as “normal” or above.
- In August, that number rose to more than 76 percent.
- Only 1.4 percent of CBSAs tracked came in at “weak” or “distressed” in August.
S&P/CoreLogic/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices for July 2016:
- There was a 5.1 percent annual gain in July.
- This is higher than the June 2016 gain of 5.0 percent.
- The 20-City Composite reported year-over-year gains of 5.0 percent, down from June’s 5.1 percent.
Mortgage rates:
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Home equity rates:
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Most recent market news:
- Sales of new single-family houses were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 609,000.
- This is 7.6 percent below the revised July rate of 659,000 but 20.6 percent above the August 2015 estimate: 505,000.
- The median sales price of new houses sold in August 2016 was $284,000; the average sales price was $353,600.
First American’s Real House Price Index (RHPI) for July 2016:
- The RHPI decreased 2.1 percent month-over-month in July 2016.
- This is also a 4.8 percent decrease from July 2015.
- The four states with the highest year-over-year increases in the RHPI are: Wyoming (+2.5 percent), Michigan (+1.4 percent), Oregon (+0.3 percent) and Nevada (+0.1 percent).
Black Knight Financial Services July 2016 Home Price Index:
- The HPI in July 2016 was $266,000.
- This represents a 0.4 percent increase from last month.
- One year ago, the HPI was 5.3 percent.
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