S&P/Case-Shiller® October Home-Price Index

The S&P/Case Shiller® composite index for the month of October was released on December 27th.

"'There was weakness in the monthly statistics, as 19 of the cities posted price declines in October over September,' says David M. Blitzer, Chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Indices. 'Eleven of the cities and both composites fell by 1.0% or more during the month. And even though some of the annual rates are improving, 18 cities and both Composites are still negative. Nationally, home prices are still below where they were a year ago. The 10-City Composite is down 3.0% and the 20-City is down 3.4% compared to October 2010.'

'In the October data, the only good news is some improvement in the annual rates of change in home prices, with 14 of 20 cities and both Composites seeing their annual rates of change improve. The crisis low for the 10-City Composite was back in April 2009; whereas it was a more recent March 2011 for the 20-City Composite. The 10-City Composite is about 2.4% above its relative low, and the 20-City Composite is about 1.9%.'"

Northern Virginia Bits Bucket 12/16/2011

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"The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged six former top executives of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) with securities fraud, alleging they knew and approved of misleading statements claiming the companies had minimal holdings of higher-risk mortgage loans, including subprime loans."

Northern Virginia's November Housing Sales

Northern Virginia's November 2011 housing sales were down 16% YoY, and median prices were up 2.1% to $357,500. The average days on the market increased by 10% to 65 days.

(The above statistics include Alexandria City, Arlington County, Fairfax City, Fairfax County, Falls Church City, Fauquier County, Loudoun County, Manassas City, Manassas Park City, and Prince William County).

Northern Virginia Bits Bucket 12/10/2011

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Northern Virginia Bits Bucket 12/6/2011

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