There’s good news in the housing market… sort of. For the first time in 25 months, housing price declines failed to set a new record. Whether or not this means that we’re reaching the bottom — no one can really say.

The LA Times says that home prices in the 20-city index are down 18.6% since last year, and are down over 30% from their peak in 2006. In Phoenix, prices are about half of what they were at the peak. Ouch.

“We will certainly need a few more months of data before we can determine if home prices are finally turning around,” said David M. Blitzer, chairman of the S&P index committee.

Home prices post 18.6% annual drop in Feb. [LA Times]
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