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U.S. OFHEO home prices up 7.7% in past year
U.S. home prices growing at slowest pace in 8 years
U.S. Q3 OHFEO home price index up 3.45% annualized

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. home values increased at an annual rate of 3.5% in the third quarter, the slowest price appreciation since 1998, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight reported Thursday.
Home prices are up 7.7% in the past year. Prices had risen 57% in the previous five years. Prices fell 0.6% in Michigan over the past year. Prices fell from the second quarter to the third quarter in five states: New York, Rhode Island, Michigan, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Idaho showed the fastest year-over-year growth at 17.5%. Prices fell quarter-to-quarter in more than half of the cities in California. Large price gains were seen in the cities hit by Hurricane Katrina.


U.S. Nov. Chicago PMI 49.9% vs 54.4% expected

Chicago PMI slows to lowest level since April 2003
By Greg Robb Last Update: 10:08 AM ET Nov 30, 2006

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Business activity in the Chicago region slowed to its lowest level in more than three years in November, according to Chicago purchasing managers index released Thursday.
The Chicago purchasing managers index fell to 49.9% in November from 53.5% in October.
This is the lowest level since April 2003.
The drop surprised economists, who were expecting the Chicago PMI index to rebound slightly to 54.4%.
Readings below 50 indicate contraction in the region.
The employment index dropped to 49.4% from 57.0%. The prices paid index fell to 60.2% from 62.5% in October. The new orders index fell to 52.0% from 54.1%. Inventories fell to 57.7% vs 67.2%. The deliveries-diffusion index fell to 43.0% from 54.1%. This is the lowest since March 2001.