I’ve updated my Processing app to use the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Index data as of May 26, 2009. (For the uninitiated, see my previous post.) Continue reading »
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. Continue reading »
