advantagetitle posted: " By Kerri Ann Panchuk • September 4, 2012 • Housingwire.com Home prices in July rose 3.8% over last year, making it the largest annual gain in six years, CoreLogic ($24.60 0%) said in its latest Home Price Index Tuesda"			 						 				 					
  							 								 									 										
  											 												 													 														 															 																																	 																 																 																																			      By Kerri Ann Panchuk  • September 4, 2012 • Housingwire.com                Home prices in July rose 3.8% over last year, making it the largest annual gain in six years,  CoreLogic ($24.60 0%) said in its latest Home Price Index Tuesday.   The Santa Ana, Calif.-based mortgage research and analytics firm noted that home prices, including distressed sales, edged up 1.3% from June, making it the fifth consecutive month-over-month increase in home prices nationally.  When excluding distressed home sales, which are known to skew price levels, home prices grew 4.3% over last year in July and 1.7% over June, suggesting a value recovery is taking hold.  CoreLogic's pending home price index suggests that August prices, including distressed sales, will rise at least 4.6% year-over-year this month.  When excluding the influence of distressed sales, CoreLogic believes August home prices will rise 6% over last year and 1.3% over July.    "The housing market continues its positive trajectory with significant price gains in July and our expectation of a further increase in August," said Mark Fleming, chief economist for CoreLogic.  The five states with the highest price appreciation, including distressed sales, were Arizona (with prices rising 16.6%); Idaho (prices up 10%); Utah (values up 9.3%); South Dakota (prices up 8.3%); and Colorado (prices up 7.3%).  The states with the most price depreciation, including distressed sales, were Delaware (-4.8%); Alabama (-4.6%); Rhode Island (-2.2%); Connecticut (-1.7%); and Illinois (-1.7%).      																																	  																																	 																 																																	
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