Comments on: Case-Shiller: San Diego Showing First Signs of Stabilization?

By: Case-Shiller: San Diego Price Drops Continue Moderation | Redfin San Diego Sweet Digs

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:19:07 +0000

[...] to call the end of home price drops just yet. That said, the rate of YOY declines has been dropping since November’s data, so we’re definitely continuing on a trend of moderating [...]

By: Case-Shiller: Price Drops Still Slowly Moderating | Redfin San Diego Sweet Digs

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:03:52 +0000

[...] been six months now since we first pointed out on these pages the sign of a possible bottom on the distant horizon for San Diego home prices. Things are [...]

By: Case-Shiller: San Diego Price Drops Continue to Slow | Redfin San Diego Sweet Digs

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:49:28 +0000

[...] in San Diego since the peak, but it would appear that November’s data may have indeed been the first sign of an eventual stabilization. However, even if that is the case, the current rate of improvement would put home prices [...]

By: Case-Shiller: San Diego Home Price Drops Slow Ever So Slightly | Redfin San Diego Sweet Digs

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:09:12 +0000

[...] Last month I questioned whether a slight slowdown in the rate of year-to-year price drops may be the first sign that home prices are on their way to stabilizing in San Diego. Of course, a single month of data is not enough to come to any real conclusions, but it was interesting, nonetheless. [...]

By: Jo

Jo — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:34:57 +0000

It is a bit misleading. It makes the declines look much bigger than they are, and I don’t understand, why the title asks if the market is stabilizing, if in fact there was a huge decline for SFHs in Nov 2008?

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What are the first signs of anorexia? — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:12:25 +0000

[...] Case-Shiller: San Diego Showing First Signs of Stabilization … [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:07:55 +0000

Ara is right- These charts are completely misleading.

By: Ara

Ara — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:12:13 +0000

Looking at a longer term chart for Los Angeles area (1987 thru 2008) and comparing to what happened in the 90s, when prices peaked in 1990, it took 6 years for it to bottom at 1996 after which is soared until 2006. If the same curve continues, we should bottom around 2012.

Your chart is not a fair assessment as it is only showing a small time zone.

By: Case-Shiller: San Diego Showing First Signs of Stabilization?

Case-Shiller: San Diego Showing First Signs of Stabilization? — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:09:48 +0000

[...] I apologize again for the multi-week radio silence here. We’ve revamped our data delivery to be able to better streamline the whole process, and from now on there will be a regular schedule of in-depth data in this space. For now though, it’s time for our monthly check-in of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). For an explanation of how the Case-Shiller data is calculated, check out their methodology pdf. Also remember that the data released on the last Tuesday of a given month is for the period two months prior (i.e. – November data is released in January). Here are the basic Case-Shiller stats for San Diego County as of November: November 2008 Month to Month: Down 2.3% Year to Year: Down 25.8% Change from Peak: Down 37.9% in 36 months The following chart shows the San Diego HPI scaled such that the November 2005 peak is 100% on the y-axis. Data […]To read more, click here. [...]