plymouth homes: Home Values Rise 0.8% In May 2012 - 07/27/12 10:15 PM
The housing market's bottom is 9 months behind us. Home values continue to climb nationwide.
According to the Federal Home Finance Agency's Home Price Index, home values rose 0.8% in May on a monthly, seasonally-adjusted basis. May's reading marks the sixth time in seven months that home values rose.
Values are now higher by 4 percent since the market's October 2011 bottom.
As a Maple Grove/Plymouth home buyer or seller, though, it's important to understand what the Home Price Index measures. Or, more specifically, what the Home Price Index doesn't measure.
Although widely-cited, the HPI remains widely-flawed, too. It should not be … (1 comments)