Annual home prices climbed briskly in March, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price NSA Index

The S&P National Composite Index, covering all nine U.S. Census Divisions, marked its tenth consecutive month of accelerating prices with a 13.2% gain from year-ago levels, up from 12.0% in February.

This increase was last exceeded 15 years ago in December 2005, "and lies very comfortably in the top decile of historical performance," Craig J. Lazzara, managing director and global head of Index Investment Strategy at S&P DJI, says in prepared remarks.  

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