Posts Tagged ‘median’Housing Perspective: April Case Shiller Home Price IndexThis morning, the S&P Case/Shiller Home Price Index, which measures prices in 20 US metropolitan regions, registered an 18.1% decline in prices. And for as bad as this sounds, its actually the best reading in 6 months. According to Bloomberg, one of the index’s designers, Yale economist Robert Shiller said he saw “striking improvement in [...] Straight Up Statistics: Deconstructing the AverageBy AUSTIN NELSON In today’s fast paced, data-driven world, it’s easy to get lost in the morass of statistics flashing across our TVs and computer screens at a sometimes maddening pace. Government officials, bankers, retailers and snake oil salesmen alike throw out statistical arguments at the drop of a hat, telling you why their pitch [...] Housing Perspective: October Existing Home SalesBy AUSTIN NELSON Existing home sales fell again in October, reversing gains seen in September. The National Association of Realtors, or NAR, released October existing home sales data today, which show decreases in units sold as well as median sale price across the country. The annual price decline was the worst on record, continuing the [...] |