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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. 6 D) R$ R( p) _6 m
* ?- y: {) `) x' ] HStandard & 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.* ]/ e8 r" }$ N
2 g# a) M: b0 B2 VPrices 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.
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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.
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* |: |% Z" G f+ r$ q% D7 x"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.9 @6 W1 T' j! K: j( M. e
, A, S7 Y6 r+ O3 ]0 a" hNineteen of the 20 metro areas reported annual declines, with 15 of them posting record lows. Six metro areas lost more than 20 percent.% v" d2 Z2 N2 u" g% e
" h( v W6 g& _! {) gLas 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. @9 Q+ i% [6 N+ x8 T( d+ n
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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.5 V) }2 W+ B0 T+ n' O* I9 r" ^
" X" n5 e$ K9 i" _& J; B0 K0 mThe 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.
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(This version CORRECTS that 20-city and 10-city metro area figures are for March sted 1st quarter) )' N" H/ U) s: c+ L5 f- `
" V* @2 A/ K" J% @ L; I4 G[ 本帖最后由 水管工 于 2008-6-4 09:20 编辑 ] |
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