Updated: 4:22 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, 2013 | Posted: 4:22 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, 2013
Top 10 US markets by price gains in August
By The Associated Press
The Associated Press
U.S. home prices surged 12.4 percent in August from a year earlier, according to real estate data provider CoreLogic. Here's a look at the 10 metropolitan areas that posted the biggest annual gains in prices for single-family homes in August:
Core Based Statistical Areas Gain in home prices over the 12-month period ended in August Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 23.4% Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA 22.5% Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 17.9% Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 16.9% Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 11.3% Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX 10.2% Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 9.0% New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ 8.8% Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL 7.8% Philadelphia, PA 4.4%
— Source: CoreLogic.
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