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June 17, 2013
FNC Index: Rise in Home Prices Picks up in April
The latest FNC Residential Price Index™ (RPI) shows that U.S. home prices continue to rise in April, up 0.7% from the previous month. April’s gain marks the largest price acceleration since June 2012, caused in part by rising seasonal demand entering spring and summer.
Improved credit availability, low interest rates, and low home prices continue to drive the housing recovery. Signs of rising mortgage rates – which have been hovering at historical lows in the last 10 months – have likely drawn out additional pent-up demand. Foreclosure activities continue to drop, with distressed sales contributing only 16.0% to total home sales, down from 17.8% in March and 21.6% a year ago. The median sales-to-list price ratio in April was 95.5, up from 93.7 in January and 92.5 a year ago.
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