Stories by Svenja Gudell

July Case-Shiller Forecast: July’s Growth will be Slightly Slower than June

After several consecutive months of steady growth, the U.S. National Case-Shiller home price index is within striking distance of reaching its July 2006 peak levels, according to today’s June Case-Shiller data. According to Zillow’s July Case-Shiller forecast, the national index and both smaller 10 and 20-city indices look set to keep growing at a very similar rate, if ever-so-slightly slower, compared to the past few months.

Svenja Gudell • Aug 30 2016

June Case-Shiller: Steady Growth Has National Index Knocking on Door of 2006 Peak Levels

Svenja Gudell • Aug 30 2016

July 2016 Market Report: Four Years of Recovery, Still 4+ Percent Left to Go

The median U.S. home value has risen on an annual basis in each month for the past four years – and still remains more than 4 percent below its pre-recession high.

Svenja Gudell • Aug 25 2016

Rapid Reaction: July Existing Home Sales

July existing home sales fell 3.2 percent from June and 1.6 percent from a year ago, to 5.39 million units (SAAR), breaking a streak of four consecutive monthly gains.

Svenja Gudell • Aug 24 2016

Rapid Reaction: July New Home Sales

Svenja Gudell • Aug 23 2016

Q2 2016 Negative Equity Report: Why Cities and Suburbs Are Only Sometimes Impacted Similarly

At its worst, negative equity touched all kinds of homeowners in all kinds of markets. The type of community a given home was in – urban or suburban – mattered little. Fast-forward a few years, and the relative vibrancy of a given community and how it has performed over the past few years, and not necessarily its location in the city or suburbs, matters a great deal.

Svenja Gudell • Aug 17 2016

Rapid Reaction: Q2 2016 Homeownership Rate

The U.S. homeownership rate slipped again in Q2, the second straight quarterly decline after inching up at the end of 2015.

Svenja Gudell • Jul 28 2016

June Case-Shiller Forecast: Expect a Third Straight Monthly Decline in 10- and 20-City Indices

May Case-Shiller data showed modestly slower growth largely in line with expectations, with seasonally adjusted home prices falling for two months in a row on the 10- and 20-city indices – a rare occurrence since the recovery began in earnest. Looking ahead, Zillow’s June Case-Shiller forecast calls for more of the same, with seasonally adjusted prices in the 10- and 20-city indices set to fall for a third straight month, while annual growth stays largely flat.

Svenja Gudell • Jul 26 2016

May Case-Shiller: Prices Fall for Second Straight Month on 10 & 20-City Indices

May Case-Shiller data showed a slight slowdown in home price growth, as expected, with seasonally adjusted prices falling somewhat from April on the 10- and 20-city indices.

Svenja Gudell • Jul 26 2016

Rapid Reaction: June New Home Sales

Today's June new home sales data is undoubtedly good news for the market, with sales reaching their highest level since February 2008, and a sign builders are fully getting back in the game.

Svenja Gudell • Jul 26 2016