Home Prices Jump in May in a Sign of Stability

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Home prices increased in May for the first time since the summer of 2006, according to a widely followed index, providing more evidence that the decimated housing industry is finally beginning to stabilize after enduring its worst three-year stretch since the Great Depression.

Home prices increased in May in 13 of the 20 metropolitan markets tracked by the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index, including Washington, where prices rose 1.3 percent.

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Home Prices Jump in May in a Sign of Stability

Prices also jumped 4.1 percent in Cleveland, 1.9 percent in Dallas, 1.6 percent in Boston, 1.4 percent in San Francisco and 1.3 percent in Denver.

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