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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. ) E: t/ X4 f1 o+ y) I! l9 x' p
& E1 `/ C) A& v, KStandard & 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.: p% _) N, y/ F; A' G0 a6 n- ]+ Z9 D
' _9 T9 h! [2 B$ D5 q3 D, ~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 2000.4 V5 C. Q% p, y f5 p
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Two 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.' v- P: ~0 u$ t9 H* P
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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.
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. u1 { A0 m/ P+ tNineteen of the 20 metro areas reported annual declines, with 15 of them posting record lows. Six metro areas lost more than 20 percent.$ k7 ]) D8 L9 c! e1 k9 ~" ?2 l+ ^
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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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Last 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.) s& l D. X1 q o9 t5 {; X3 V
) ^0 U" R, t) s, o( T6 W# |6 QThe OFHEO index is narrower in scope and is calculated using mortgages of $417,000 or less that are bought or backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. That excludes properties bought with some of the riskier types of home loans.% V: Y, M9 @1 l+ g% K* U
3 U( a' m7 g+ Z, D7 s& K) w3 u(This version CORRECTS that 20-city and 10-city metro area figures are for March sted 1st quarter) )8 ]$ h4 S5 I* D) o1 X
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