California housing prices slip, stay in sync with national trends
By John Lefferdink
Between August and September of 2011,
fell throughout both California and the nation’s biggest urban areas, signaling a return to declining values after more promising spring and summer numbers and suggesting a continuation of the trend through the New Year and beyond.
According to recent financial coverage in the
, the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller index tracking home prices in America’s 20 largest cities showed a slip of 0.6% between August and September of this year. The numbers represent a 3.6% drop from September 2010 and, in the words of index committee chairman David Blitzer, suggest an elusive road to sustained recovery without parallel improvement to the nation’s economy as a whole.
Within California, San Francisco took the most significant hit with a home price drop of 1.5%. Meanwhile, home prices in San Diego and Los Angeles both fell 0.8%. To some degree, such declines are to be expected during the fall season, as most homebuyers tend to complete big moves before the start of the school year; and despite considerable statewide unemployment, the California housing market within these and other major cities is fairly healthy compared to those in other, more over-built areas of the state and nation. Still, for homeowners looking to sell in the months ahead, the market may remain inhospitable as long as nationwide economic recovery remains elusive.
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