Freddie Mac: Home Prices Declined 0.4 Percent in 2009
March 02, 2010 at 11:49 AM EST
Freddie Mac (FRE) announced today that its Coventional Mortgage Home Price Index (CMHPI) declined by 0.4 percent y/y. The decline is much smaller than the 9.5 percent drop in home prices recorded in 2008. From the press release: In the final quarter of 2009, the U.S. Index was down 1.4 percent (-5.4 percent annualized) relative to the [...]