digits

Home sales prices across the country declined at record rates in September, when compared with the year-ago period. The Tampa Bay area was no exception.

18.5

Percentage drop seen in the Tampa Bay area

28.4

Percentage decline seen in Miami, the only other Florida market tracked

13

The number of cities, out of 20 tracked, that saw record rates of decline

31.9

Percentage drop seen in Phoenix, the largest of any market studied

31.3

Percentage drop seen in Las Vegas, the second-largest decline

29.5

Percentage drop seen in San Francisco, the third-largest decline

16.6

Percentage decline as a whole by the 20 markets studied in the index, a record

2.7

The percentage decline seen in Dallas, the lowest drop of any market studied

3.5

Percentage decline seen in Charlotte, N.C., the second-lowest drop of the markets studied

18.1

Percentage drop seen in the Bay area in August

19.4

Percentage drop seen in the Bay area in July

20.1

Percentage drop seen in the Bay area in June

20.2

Home sales prices declined at record rates across the country in September, when compared to the year-ago period, and the Tampa Bay area was no exception.

18.5

Percentage drop seen in the Tampa Bay area

18.1

Percentage drop seen in the Bay area in August

19.4

Percentage drop seen in the Bay area in July

20.1

Percentage drop seen in the Bay area in June

20.2

Percentage drop seen in the Bay area in May

31.9

Percentage drop seen in Phoenix, the largest of any market studied

31.3

Percentage drop seen in Las Vegas, the second-largest decline

29.5

Percentage drop seen in San Francisco, the third-largest decline

28.4

Percentage decline seen in Miami, the only other Florida market tracked

16.6

Percentage decline as a whole by the 20 markets studied in the index, a record

13

The number of cities, out of 20 tracked, that saw record rates of decline

2.7

The percentage decline seen in Dallas, the lowest drop of any market studied

3.5

Percentage decline seen in Charlotte, N.C., the second-lowest drop of the markets studied

Source: Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index, as reported by Shannon Behnken