Getty Images By Jennifer Nash Home prices increased in December as the benchmark national index rose for a fifth straight month. The seasonally adjusted home prices for the national index saw a 0.4% increase month-over-month and a 1.3% increase year-over-year. After adjusting for inflation, the monthly change fell to 0.1%, and the annual change fell to -2.0%. The S&P Case-Shiller benchmark 20-City...
Getty Images By Jennifer Nash Home prices increased in December as the benchmark national index rose for a fifth straight month. The seasonally adjusted home prices for the national index saw a 0.4% increase month-over-month and a 1.3% increase year-over-year. After adjusting for inflation, the monthly change fell to 0.1%, and the annual change fell to -2.0%. The S&P Case-Shiller benchmark 20-City composite aims to measure the value of residential real estate in the following 20 major U.S. cities: Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, and Washington, D.C. The benchmark 20-city index increased for a fifth straight month in December. The seasonally adjusted home prices for the 20-city index saw a 0.5% increase month-over-month and a 1.4% increase year-over-year. After adjusting for inflation, the monthly change was reduced to 0.2%, and the annual change fell to -1.9%. The S&P Case-Shiller benchmark 10-City composite, a subset of the 20-city index, aims to measure the change in value of residential real estate in the following 10 major U.S. cities: Boston, Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. The benchmark 10-city index was up for a fifth straight month in December. The seasonally adjusted home prices for the 10-city index saw a 0.5% increase month-over-month and a 2.0% increase year-over-year. After adjusting for inflation, the monthly change was reduced to 0.2%, and the annual change fell to -1.4%. Here is the analysis from today's Standard & Poor's press release : ANALYSIS “With December's results, we can now assess 2025's full-year performance in historical context,” said Nicholas Godec, CFA, CAIA, CIPM, Head of Fixed Income Tradables & Commodities at S&P Dow Jones Indices. "National home prices grew just 1.3% for the year — the weakest full-year gain...