Home prices jump nearly 11% in April

NEW YORK (CNNMoney)

Prices are up 22.6% since bottoming out just over three years ago, but are still 18% below the peak set in July, 2006. And year-over-year gains are slowing.

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"Although home prices rose in April, the annual gains weakened," says David Blitzer, Chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices. "Last year some Sunbelt cities were seeing year-over-year numbers close to 30%, now all are below 20%."

Five cities posted strong month-over-month gains: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle, all of which jumped at least 2%.

Low mortgage rates, which the Federal Reserve is expected to keep reined in through mid-2015, and gains in the job market should continue to help the housing market, according to Blitzer.

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But don't get too comfortable.

"Housing is not back to normal." said Blitzer, "Prices are being supported by cash sales, low inventories and declining foreclosure sales. First time home buyers are not back in force, and qualifying for a mortgage remains challenging. The question is whether housing will bounce back before the Fed begins to tighten sometime next year."

First Published: June 24, 2014: 9:09 AM ET

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