Market Update Report 5/26/2015

The KUIK Market Update for Tuesday, May 26:
Markets are down.
Index Direction Change Units Time Change
Dow Down                   (181)  points           18,051 8:02 AM
S&P500 Down -1.0% percent             2,105     (21.41)
Nasdaq Composite Down -1.2% percent             5,029     (60.11)
30 Year Treasury Down                      (5) Basis Points               2.94 Annual Yield
The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite showed a 0.9% monthly gain for March and a 5% year-on-year gain. San Francisco led, up 3% for the month and 10.3% year-on-year. Portland was up 1.1% for the month and 6.9% year-on-year.  That was slightly behind Seattle at 2.3% and 7.5%.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency today put out statewide home value data.  Colorado led up 11.2% for the year and 5.2% for the quarter.  Oregon was number 10 at 6.4% for the year and 1.4% for the quarter.  Washington was number 4 at 7.6% and 2.1%.  Maryland and West Virginia were negative.
The Commerce Department reports Sales of new single-family homes climbed 6.8% in April to an annual rate of 517,000. Economists expected a 490,000 rate. Home buying had dropped in March after poor weather early in the month. The rebound was strongest in the Midwest, where sales jumped 36.8%. The number of homes sold there was the highest since April 2008. Sales also rose 5.8% in the South and fell slightly in the West and Northeast.
Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for 1360 KUIK.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/city-by-city-look-at-house-prices-as-san-francisco-surges-again-2015-05-26
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/west-virginia-sees-largest-drop-in-home-prices-over-last-year-2015-05-26
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-home-sales-off-to-strongest-start-in-seven-years-2015-05-26?dist=lcountdown
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