Measure Of Us Home Prices Rises Most In 6 Years

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, Associated Press
Tue, 11/06/2012 - 7:30am

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A measure of U.S. home prices jumped 5 percent in September compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year increase since July 2006. The gain reported by CoreLogic offered more evidence of a sustainable housing recovery....

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