According to the S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) and CoreLogic report, home prices continued their upward spiral in February.

Year-over-year, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 19.8 percent annual gain in February, up from 19.1 percent in the previous month.

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