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NEW YORK - U.S. home prices dropped at the sharpest rate in two decades during the first quarter, a closely watched index showed Tuesday, a somber indication that the housing slump continues to deepen. 7 m1 O6 ^# j* a
) L+ Q }; q1 G) } jStandard & Poor's/Case-Shiller said its national home price index fell 14.1 percent in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, the lowest since its inception in 1988. The quarterly index covers all nine U.S. Census divisions.- W' Q1 {" O" y0 M* j, r' M7 Y9 |
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Prices nationwide are at levels not seen since the third quarter of 2004, according to Maureen Maitland, a S&P vice president. However, the index is still up 60 percent versus 2000." I5 Q, |6 U5 v! C1 R
) o$ P/ }- ]# s8 h+ @9 \# H yTwo narrower indices set record declines in March versus the previous year. The 20-city index tumbled 14.4 percent, the lowest since that index was started in 2001. The 10-city index plunged 15.3 percent, a record in its 20-year history.- _- c* i/ s+ |
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"There are very few silver linings that one can see in the data. Most of the nation appears to remain on a downward path," said David Blitzer, chairman of S&P's index committee.8 c# i! y" v4 t6 I! c; @3 K
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Nineteen of the 20 metro areas reported annual declines, with 15 of them posting record lows. Six metro areas lost more than 20 percent.) I, a3 N. T# K, E
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Las Vegas had the worst performance in March, falling 25.9 percent from a year earlier, followed by Miami and Phoenix. Only Charlotte, N.C., stayed above water, gaining less than 1 percent over the previous year.
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! ?1 `5 t; O9 i' _( VLast week, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight said home prices fell 3.1 percent in the first quarter, the largest drop in its 17-year history and only the second quarter of price declines recorded.$ Y/ a# g" b2 g: A0 d4 V
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The OFHEO index is narrower in scope and is calculated using mortgages of $417,000 or less that are bought or backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. That excludes properties bought with some of the riskier types of home loans.& g: ?5 y- g" Q, [: _: o
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(This version CORRECTS that 20-city and 10-city metro area figures are for March sted 1st quarter) )5 }# q8 b9 ?$ k- J) X" H
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