US Home Prices Hit A New Record High In January... Except In Tampa
After accelerating for the last three months (MoM), S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data shows home prices rose at a slightly lower pace in January (the latest data released today), up 0.46% MoM (from +0.54% MoM in Dec). This was slightly faster than expected (+0.4% exp) and raised the YoY price gain to +4.67%...
Source: Bloomberg
On a seasonally-adjusted basis, home prices hit yet another record high (as Tampa prices decline)...
Spot the odd one out...
Arguably, (lagged) mortgage rates dipped during that period (positive short-term for the highly smoothed and lagged Case Shiller series), but as is clear, things do not end well...
Source: Bloomberg
However, home price appreciation does seem to track very closely with bank reserves at The Fed (6mo lag), which implies prices are going to re-accelerate once again...
Source: Bloomberg
So 100bps of rate-cuts prompted a re-acceleration in home prices...Well played Fed!!
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