MW: U.S. Dec. Case-Shiller home price index down 0.2%
By Rex Nutting
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Home prices in 20 major U.S. cities fell a not-seasonally adjusted 0.2% in December compared with November, according to the Case-Shiller home price index released Tuesday by Standard & Poor's. Prices were down 3.1% in the past year. A quarterly index covering the entire nation showed home prices fell 1.1% in the fourth quarter compared with the third. National home prices were down 2.5% in the past year.
