by Calculated Danger on 5/27/2025 01:10:00 PM
One other replace … just a few key factors:
1) There’s a clear seasonal sample for home costs.
2) The surge in distressed gross sales throughout the housing bust distorted the seasonal sample. This was as a result of distressed gross sales (at cheaper price factors) occurred at a gradual fee all 12 months, whereas common gross sales adopted the traditional seasonal sample. This made for bigger swings within the seasonal issue throughout the housing bust.
Click on on graph for bigger picture.
This graph exhibits the month-to-month change within the NSA Case-Shiller Nationwide index since 1987 (via March 2025). The seasonal sample was smaller again within the ’90s and early ’00s and elevated as soon as the bubble burst.
The seasonal swings declined following the bust, nevertheless the pandemic worth surge modified the month-over-month sample.
The second graph exhibits the seasonal components for the Case-Shiller Nationwide index since 1987. The components began to alter close to the height of the bubble, and actually elevated throughout the bust since regular gross sales adopted the common seasonal sample – and distressed gross sales occurred all 12 months.
The swings within the seasonal components had been lowering following the bust however have elevated once more lately – this time with out a surge in distressed gross sales.
by Calculated Danger on 5/27/2025 01:10:00 PM
One other replace … just a few key factors:
1) There’s a clear seasonal sample for home costs.
2) The surge in distressed gross sales throughout the housing bust distorted the seasonal sample. This was as a result of distressed gross sales (at cheaper price factors) occurred at a gradual fee all 12 months, whereas common gross sales adopted the traditional seasonal sample. This made for bigger swings within the seasonal issue throughout the housing bust.
Click on on graph for bigger picture.
This graph exhibits the month-to-month change within the NSA Case-Shiller Nationwide index since 1987 (via March 2025). The seasonal sample was smaller again within the ’90s and early ’00s and elevated as soon as the bubble burst.
The seasonal swings declined following the bust, nevertheless the pandemic worth surge modified the month-over-month sample.
The second graph exhibits the seasonal components for the Case-Shiller Nationwide index since 1987. The components began to alter close to the height of the bubble, and actually elevated throughout the bust since regular gross sales adopted the common seasonal sample – and distressed gross sales occurred all 12 months.
The swings within the seasonal components had been lowering following the bust however have elevated once more lately – this time with out a surge in distressed gross sales.
