Housing prices in major cities across the United States saw a marginal decline in April, with significant regional variations highlighting the uneven impact of economic pressures.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Home prices across the top 20 cities in the United States fell in April, marking the third consecutive month of decline. 📺 DETAIL: According to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index, the leading benchmark for single-family residential homes in the United States, home prices experienced a 0.04 percent decrease in April. This modest decrease marks the third consecutive month of slight declines in the cost of housing. This is despite the year-over-year growth in home prices ticking up from 0.88 percent in March to 1.14 percent in April. While the dip is less than the predicted 0.10 percent decrease across April, prices are expected to fall month-over-month across the top 20 cities in the U.S. Specifically, Seattle (-2.3 percent), Denver (-1.8 percent), Tampa (-1.8 percent), Phoenix (-1.7 percent) and Dallas (-1.6 percent) experienced the largest year-over-year declines out of the top 20 U.S. cites, while Chicago (6.5 percent), New York (3.8 percent), and Cleveland (3.2 percent) experienced the largest year-over-year increases in prices. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “Geographic dispersion remains pronounced… Midwest and Northeast markets are still leading moderate growth, while many Sun Belt and Western metros see ongoing declines… The affordability pinch remains a key headwind,” said Nicholas Godec, Head of Fixed Income Tradables & Commodities at S&P Dow Jones Indices. 🎯 IMPACT: The approximately nine percent gap between the weakest and strongest market underscores the localized nature of housing costs. While affordability is a key concern for all Americans, it’s evident that markets vary significantly by region, and thus may reflect differences in political priorities. However, this data also suggests that inflation-adjusted housing wealth has now declined for 11 consecutive months, showing that while some areas are becoming less expensive than others, the affordability of housing remains a nationwide issue. 📺 FLASHBACK: Earlier this week, it was reported that a study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas revealed that illegal immigration under the Biden government resulted in higher home prices and rent costs. The paper showed that illegal immigration caused housing demand to outstrip housing supply, leading to a 2.2 percent increase in home prices and a 1.4 percent increase in rent costs. Researchers noted that illegal immigration accounted for approximately 30 percent of home-price growth and about 20 percent of rent cost growth in metropolitan areas between 2021 and 2024. Since then, research has shown that the Trump administration’s policy of mass deportations of illegal immigrants has made housing more affordable. President Donald J. Trump has been pushing for legislation to bring down the price of single-family residential homes, but progress has been stalled as Democrats continue to delay the passage of the SAVE America Act, the administration’s cornerstone election integrity and anti-fraud bill. |
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