NSA Index Is Reporting an Increase in Home Prices
The U.S. National Home Price NSA Index is reporting an increase of 4.3% over the peak of the same index in 2006, which was at its highest level right before the housing crash. Home prices went up in June, 2017 5.8%, which was slightly higher than May’s 5.7% increase. The index, which is formally called the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. 
National Home Price NSA Index, was also up 43.7% above its lowest point in 2012 after the housing market crash. Home prices have continually risen since the real estate market began its recovery, and they continue to climb. In fact, housing pricing reached another all time high in June.
“The trend of increasing home prices is continuing,” says David M. Blitzer, managing director and chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices. “Price increases are supported by a tight housing market. Both the number of homes for sale and the number of days a house is on the market have declined for four to five years. Currently the months-supply of existing homes for sale is low, at 4.2 months. In addition, housing starts remain below their pre-financial crisis peak as new home sales have not recovered as fast as existing home sales.”
According to Blitzer, the housing market now has the “problem” of not having enough supply to meet the demand. Even with the increase in home pricing, there is a reason that home buyers are still purchasing homes for sale despite the continuous price increases. Unemployment rates continue to decline, and jobs are being added to the market at an average pace of 200,000 jobs per month. Mortgage rates have flinched with increases from the Federal Reserve, but they are still holding steady at or below 4%, which is a historically low interest rate for home buying purchases.
