June data released by S&P Dow Jones Indices showed that annual price growth continued in the US housing market. The national index tracking home values across the United States rose 1.5% year on year in June.
The national index had increased by 1.2% in May. The index covering 20 major US cities recorded an annual rise of 2.1% in June.
Market expectations had pointed to a 1.8% increase in prices across the 20 cities. The same indicator had posted an annual increase of 1.6% in May.
Prices rose 6.9% in Chicago
Chicago recorded the fastest annual growth in home prices among the 20 cities in June. Prices in the city rose 6.9% year on year.
Prices increased by 4.8% in New York and 4.1% in Cleveland. Seattle recorded the steepest decline in home prices, with a 2% drop.
Decline in real home values continued
S&P Dow Jones Indices said inflation stood at 3.5% in June, exceeding the increase in home prices by 2 percentage points. This gap indicated that real home values in the US had declined for the 13th consecutive month.