CoreLogic says US home price growth accelerates to 0.8% in May

• CoreLogic flagged a spring housing rebound, with signed home contracts up 4% in March-May from a year earlier.
• Inventory tightened as active listings fell more than 5% year over year, even as new listings, median list price, days on market stayed flat.
• National home prices rose 0.8% year over year in May, extending a four-month acceleration led by affordable Midwestern markets.
• Buyer leverage persisted, with average discounts at 4.1% and 70% of sales closing below asking price.
• Serious mortgage delinquencies edged up to 1.14%, driven by FHA loans at 5.69%; conventional held at 0.67%.

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