National home prices experienced the largest increase since 2006 at the end of last year according to the S&P Dow Jones. The Case-Shiller and S&P Dow price-index showed home prices climb 5.9% last year in their 10-city index, while the 20-city index showed an annual gain of 6.8%. David Blitzer, the Chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones said, “Home prices ended 2012 with solid gains.” More here