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Five Things to Watch in April’s Case-Shiller Report

Five Things to Watch in April’s Case-Shiller Report

by zhenjia.zhang | Apr 28, 2025 | Featured, Housing

The housing prices are expected to keep rising in the U.S. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller report, which uses a repeat-sales methodology to track changes in U.S. home prices, is set to be released on Tuesday. This report offers benchmark insights into the housing...
Fairfield’s Local Affordable Housing Battle Reflects National Struggle

Fairfield’s Local Affordable Housing Battle Reflects National Struggle

by zhenjia.zhang | Mar 31, 2025 | Featured, Housing

Drive down Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield, Connecticut, and there is a wooded area, sitting in the midst of a neighborhood that is peaceful and quiet but somehow also isolated.  The site nearly looked very different. A 96-unit, six-story building was proposed there...
Five things to watch in February Case-Shiller Report

Five things to watch in February Case-Shiller Report

by Alexandra White | Apr 26, 2021 | Housing

Home prices likely continued to increase in February because of low interest rates and tight housing inventory. Some economists estimate that tomorrow’s release of the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index will likely show that home prices rose...
Home Prices Continued to Soar in December

Home Prices Continued to Soar in December

by Alexandra White | Feb 25, 2021 | Featured, Housing

Home prices continued to increase in December, signaling a high demand for single-family homes because of low mortgage rates and a shrinking supply of homes for sale.   Nationally, home prices in December rose 10.4% from a year earlier, according to the S&P...

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