Home Prices Rise for 3rd Month

In another sign the housing market is stabilizing, home prices climbed 1.6% in July, the third consecutive month they have risen, according to the S&P Case-Shiller home-price index of 20 major cities. Though they're down 13.3% compared with this time last year, the year-over-year declines still beat expectations. Las Vegas and Seattle were the exceptions to the increases, the Wall Street Journal notes.

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