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Case-Shiller Index

Chicago Case-Shiller Index down 7.2% for 2009, half that of 2008

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Chicago’s Case-Shiller Index seasonally adjusted for December 2009 fell 0.6% from November bringing the housing index down a total of 7.2% from December 2008. The monthly drop was less than the drop from October to November which was 0.8%. The good news is that the yearly drop is around half of the drop in 2008 [...]

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Chicago’s Case-Shiller Index falls from October to November 2009

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Chicago’s Case-Shiller Index seasonally adjusted for November 2009 fell 0.8% from October, falling for the second month in a row after the housing index rose for 5 straight months last year. The drop was less than the drop from September to October which was 1%.
The index is down 6.5% for 2009 and 8.5% from [...]

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Case-Shiller Index for Chicago ends 5 month rise

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Chicago’s Case-Shiller Index for October fell 1% from September ending 5 straight months of increases. With the rush of so many first time homebuyers to close on their home purchases before the initial tax credit deadline of November 30th, I’m surprised by the drop. I saw many multiple offers pushing up sale prices in [...]

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Karl Case of Case-Shiller Index to retire

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The Boston Globe reported today that Professor Karl E. Case co-developer of the Case-Shiller Index, the most influential measure of our nation’s housing market, is teaching his last class today. The 63-year-old Wellesley College economics professor suffers from Parkinson’s disease.
The Case-Shiller Index is based on sales of homes that have previously sold. According to the [...]

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Chicago Case-Shiller Index rises for 5th month!

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The Chicago Case-Shiller Index for September rose for the 5th straight month! Seasonally adjusted, the September index rose 1.1% from the August index. The index is down 4.8% for 2009 and 10.7% from a year earlier. The index is based on resales of houses in the Chicago Metro Area.
The Chicago Case-Shiller Condominium Index for September [...]

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Chicago Case-Shiller Index rises for 4th straight month!

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Just released this morning, the Chicago Metro Area Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller Housing Index for August rose for the 4th straight month! Seasonally adjusted, the August index rose 1.2% from the July index. The index is down 5.8% for 2009 and 12.7% from a year earlier. 
With the surge of first time home buyers locking in purchases before [...]

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Case-Shiller Index for Chicago Metro Area rises for 3rd month!

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Just released, the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller Housing Index for the Chicago Metro Area for July rose for the third month in a row! The July index rose 2.7% from the June index, 2.1% seasonally adjusted. This is also the largest month to month increase in the index so far this year.
Year to date the [...]

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Case-Shiller Index for Chicago Metro Area rises for 2nd month!

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Just released this morning, the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller Housing Index for the Chicago Metro Area for June rose for the second month in a row. The June index rose 1% from the May index, 0.5% seasonally adjusted. The increase for the May index was the first month to month increase in the index since [...]

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Case-Shiller Housing Index for Chicago Metro Area Rises!

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Just released this morning, the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller Housing Index for the Chicago Metro Area for May rose 1.1% from April, the first month to month increase in the index since June 2008 and the largest month to month increase since November 2005!
The May index is down 17.5% from May 2008 which is [...]

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Case-Shiller Housing Index for Chicago Flat From March to April!

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Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller Housing Index for the Chicago Metro Area for April was just released this morning. The April index of 122.30 remained essentially unchanged from the March index of 122.34. This is the smallest month to month drop in the index since it peaked in September 2006 at 168.60 and remained essentially unchanged [...]

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