February 2nd, 2009
November Case-Schiller housing price index
The November numbers were out last week. Floyd Norris of the Times sorts them this way (re cumulative decline from the peak of the Case-Schiller index in 2007 or 2008 for 20 metro areas):
Gentle Decliners
Dallas, -6 percent
Charlotte, -8 percent
Denver, -9 percentNo Disaster Yet
Portland, -13 percent
Cleveland, -13 percent
New York, -13 percent
Seattle, -14 percent
Atlanta, -15 percent
Boston, -15 percent
Chicago, -16 percentWorth Worrying
Minneapolis, -22 percent
Washington, -28 percentForeclosure Specials
Tampa, -32 percent
Detroit, -34 percent
Los Angeles, -36 percent
San Diego, -38 percent
San Francisco, -38 percent
Miami, -40 percent
Las Vegas, -41 percent
Phoenix, -43 percent
