Real Estate Prices are Climbing Fast - Now Same Pace as 2006

The National Association of REALTORS® recently reported that median existing-home prices were up 7.9 percent in June from a year ago. In fact, existing-home prices in June posted their strongest gain since February 2006 and for the last four consecutive months have posted increases. NAR attributed most of the price gains to the fact that there were fewer distressed homes for sale in June.
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency and “June Existing-Home Prices Rise Again,” REALTOR® Magazine Daily News (July 19, 2012)