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What can we learn from the Zillow Confidence Index?

At the national level, the Zillow index of housing market confidence offers a similar perspective to other measures of housing market sentiment. But with its short history and infrequent publication schedule, it is hard to argue that it tells us much that we don’t already know. Moreover, at least to date, its city breakdown does not appear to be a great leading indicator for changes in city-level house prices. 

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