Home prices continued to gain steam in May according to a closely-watched reading, even as mortgage rates climbed.
The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index was up 12.2% compared to a year ago, slightly better than the 12.1% rise in April. It was the biggest year-over-year jump in prices since March 2006, near the peak of the housing bubble. http://money.cnn.com/2013/07/30/news/economy/home-prices/index.html