Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Price Index shows that Dallas home prices still increasing, but slowing...
Steve Brown at the Dallas Morning News writes that Big D's home prices increased 6.9 percent year over year in December, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Price Index.
That's slightly higher than the nation's 6.2 percent gain, but it was the smallest percentage price rise for Dallas home values in almost five years.
North Texas home price increases have been slowing for months after hitting record levels in 2017.
A combination of larger home inventories and buyer push back against high prices has slowed the rate of area property appreciation, analysts say.
In contrast to the proven reputation of the S&P index, you can find a random residential appraiser who will tell you home sales are slowing or stable. Why? Well, most appraisers are just involved in a transaction to get paid. Paid through an archaic and federally supported not-needed dogma that is supposed to protect the buyer. See, the lender has to get an appraisal so that he can resale the loan on the back side to investors but according to the too-influential FHA guidelines.
The appraiser who takes his job too seriously and refuses to allow for market pressure is a guy who think his shoulders alone can carry the burden of controlling the free market.
Appraisers... who needs 'em? Your broker matters.
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