Recent Research Briefs

Home Values Continue to Climb in April

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Overview Zillow’s April Real Estate Market Report, released today, shows that home values increased 0.7 percent to $147,300 from March to April (Figure 1). Compared to April 2011, home values are still down by 1.8 percent (Figure 2). This strong monthly appreciation follows March’s encouraging data point, which also had home values appreciating at a FULL BRIEF

Despite Home Value Gains, Underwater Homeowners Owe $1.2 Trillion More than Homes’ Worth

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According to the first quarter Zillow Negative Equity Report, 31.4 percent of U.S. homeowners with a mortgage are underwater (see figure 1). This is nearly flat on a quarterly basis, up only 0.3 percent, but down 1 percent since the first quarter of 2011. On average, U.S. homeowners owe $75,644 more than what their house FULL BRIEF

U.S. Home Values Post Largest Monthly Gain Since 2006; Majority of Markets Forecasted To Hit Bottom by Late 2012

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Zillow’s first quarter Real Estate Market Reports, released today, show home values decreased 0.5 percent from the fourth quarter of 2011 to the first quarter of 2012 to $146,200 (Figure 1). On an annual basis, home values are down 3.1 percent from March 2011 levels (Figure 2). Despite showing quarterly and annual depreciation, the quarter FULL BRIEF

Zillow Home Value Forecast: Majority of Markets To Hit Bottom by Late 2012 (Interactive Data)

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Nineteen of the 30 metro areas covered by the Zillow Home Value Forecast will reach a bottom in 2012, or have already reached a bottom. Several of those are expected to see significant home value increases in the next 12 months, including the Phoenix (6.5 percent), Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (5.6 percent) and Tampa (2.5 percent) metros, FULL BRIEF

Rentals Continue to Outshine Purchase Market, Home Values Still Plagued By Foreclosures

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The February Real Estate Market Reports show that national home values decreased 0.5% to $145,400 from January to February. On an annual basis, this represents a 4.5% decline (See Figure 2). The Zillow Rent Index, which measures median rent prices from month to month, shows the rental market continuing to outshine the for-sale market (See FULL BRIEF