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Home Price Appreciation Edges Higher in August
Home price appreciation picked up again in August (as reported this week), but the improvement was minimal. The FHFA House Price Index rose 0.3% from July to August, bringing annual appreciation to 2.4% . July's previously reported monthly gain was revised down from 0.3% to 0.2%. Regional results remained uneven, with annual appreciation ranging from 0.5% in the Mountain division to 4.4% in the East North Central division. Case-Shiller's national index rose 2.1% year over year, up from 1.9% in July. The 10-City Composite gained 3.6% , while the 20-City Composite rose 2.7% . Even with the recen