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U.S. Home Prices Surge Most Since 2006 With Tight Inventory

Yale's Shiller Surprised by Surging U.S. Housing Market
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U.S. home prices soared the most in 15 years, with low mortgage rates and a scant inventory of properties to buy fueling a tight housing market.

Nationally, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index of property values climbed 12% in February from a year earlier, the biggest jump since 2006. That followed an 11.2% gain in January.