Case Shiller

Skirting the I-Word: Dallas, Denver Home Prices Up, High, Is Legalizing Marijuana Next?

By Candy Evans / October 30, 2013 /

Rocky Mountain High takes on a whole new meaning as Dallas and Denver continue to lead the nation as the most vibrant real estate markets, according to the venerable Standard & Poors Case-Shiller Home Price Index that came out Tuesday. . Here, too, is why more real estate investors are swooping in to Dallas to…

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Case Shiller’s Great Housing News: Dallas Home Values Increased at Greatest Rate Since C-S Even Started Taking Surveys

By Candy Evans / May 1, 2013 /

I mean, dang! Dallas home prices are up 7.1% from last year overall. Is that not great to hear? Prices of pre-owned homes scooted up a whopping 7.1 percent in February from February 2012, a record increase. Like, the biggest increase since Case Shiller has been keeping records. Talk to the agents, they say North Texas home…

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Case Shiller's Great Housing News: Dallas Home Values Increased at Greatest Rate Since C-S Even Started Taking Surveys

By Candy Evans / May 1, 2013 /

I mean, dang! Dallas home prices are up 7.1% from last year overall. Is that not great to hear? Prices of pre-owned homes scooted up a whopping 7.1 percent in February from February 2012, a record increase. Like, the biggest increase since Case Shiller has been keeping records. Talk to the agents, they say North Texas home…

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Dallas Real Estate is Turning the Corner: David Brown at MetroStudy Tells Us Why

By Candy Evans / May 31, 2012 /

I asked this yesterday: why is our market so darn tootin’ healthy when others are not? David Brown over at MetroStudy gave me some good answers. First of all, Case-Shiller is so like yesterday’s news. This is one reason why I don’t like this index and warn y’all not to get your panties in a…

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Case Shiller Speaks, The Nation Crumbles: How Did Dallas Real Estate Fare in The Latest Case Shiller Oracle?

By Candy Evans / October 25, 2011 /

My friend Jonathan Miller is the one who really helped me see the light: the Case Shiller Index ain’t what its cracked up to be. It was designed for Wall Street, not to be devoured by the average U.S. consumer. There is a major lag time between the actual data and reporting. It doesn’t include new home sales or construction, which,…

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