Tag Archives: LPS: US home prices continue to climb

Every one of the 20 largest U.S. states experienced rising home prices from March to April with values edging up 1.5%, Lender Processing Services said Monday when releasing its U.S. Home Price Index. From last year, April prices soared 8.1% above 2012 levels, the mortgage analytics firm said. The report is the result of a survey of April transactions from 16,000 different U.S. ZIP codes. The average price of $217,000, is up 4.5% from the start of 2013  only 18.2% away from the June 2006 peak level of $265,000. Aside […]