Home Prices Rise at Accelerated Levels


Home prices rose in August by their largest amount since July 2006,  CoreLogic reports in its August Home Price Index, which includes distressed sales.
Home prices increased 4.6 percent year-over-year in August. This marks the sixth consecutive increase in home prices on month-over-month and year-over-year bases too, CoreLogic reports.

The signs are pointing to a sharp increase in September, too. Excluding distressed sales, CoreLogic’s forecast for home prices in September shows home prices rising 6.3 percent compared to year-ago levels.
  Source: CoreLogic