S&P/Case Schiller Home index for March -0.2% vs 0.1 estimate. YoY 0.8% vs 1.0% est

• Prior month -0.1%. More than half of major U.S. metropolitan markets posted year-over-year price declines in February,
• Case Schiller index for March -0/25 vs 0.1% estimate
• YoY index 0.8%% vs 1.0% estimate
• Chicago reported the highest annual gain among the 20 cities with a 6.1% increase in March, followed
  by New York and Cleveland with annual increases of 4.0% and 3.0%, respectively. Seattle posted the
  lowest return in March, falling 2.5%.

The S&P Cotality (formerly known as CoreLogic) Case-Shiller Home Price Indices are the leading measures of U.S. residential real estate prices, tracking changes in the value of residential real estate nationally.

Strongest 1-year home price gains

• Chicago: +6.09%
• New York: +4.02%
• Cleveland: +2.99%
• Boston: +2.05%
• Minneapolis: +1.79%
• Composite-10: +1.44%
• Miami: +1.17%
• Charlotte: +0.93%
• Composite-20: +0.83%
• San Diego: +0.78%

Weakest 1-year home price changes

• Seattle: -2.50%
• Denver: -1.95%
• Tampa: -1.93%
• Dallas: -1.71%
• Phoenix: -1.63%
• Los Angeles: -1.60%
• Las Vegas: -1.27%
• Portland: -0.85%
• Atlanta: -0.46%
• Washington: -0.13%

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.