U.S. home-price growth cooled further in May, with the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s House Price Index slipping 0.2% from April after a 0.4% drop the prior month. The annual rate eased to 2.8%, its weakest pace in nearly two years. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city composite likewise fell 0.34% on the month, a sharper decline than the 0.20% economists expected. Year-over-year, prices in the 20 major metropolitan areas rose 2.79%, down from 3.42% in April, while the broader national gauge slowed to 2.25% from 2.72%. The back-to-back monthly declines and moderating annual gains suggest the housing market is losing momentum amid elevated borrowing costs, offering tentative relief to buyers after two years of rapid appreciation.