Housing Blogs

Here is a look at the Real Case-Shiller Index. Real numbers are adjusted for inflation; nominal numbers do not take inflation into account. Almost all the data we hear is nominal but real data gives us a better indication of how real estate as an asset class performs over time.I wanted to see how Portland and Seattle compare to bubble cities such as Los Angeles and San Diego and non-bubble cities such as Dallas and Charlotte. January 2000 equals 100 for all the indices. Click on the graph for a sharper image….
Original Source: feeds.feedburner.com/portlandhousingblogspot