04.06.2009
Processing, week 4: Case-Shiller Home Price Indices
by Mike Christianson
See my post of May 26, 2009 for a more up-to-date Case-Shiller Home Price Index graph.
I must admit, I’ve been extremely lazy about reading Visualizing Data or even updating this blog… but, this post should make up for it.
Earlier this week I skimmed a WSJ blog and article on the Case-Shiller Home Price Index and thought to myself “time for a graph!”
For the uninitiated, Case-Shiller tracks home prices in 20 metro areas. As WSJ states, “[the index has] a base value of 100 in January 2000. So a current index value of 150 translates to a 50% appreciation rate since January 2000 for a typical home located within the metro market.”
This program graphs the history of each city’s home price index. Read more
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