US Home prices up ‘unsustainable’ 5.9% in 2012

The value of American homes climbed 5.9% in 2012, the largest annual gain since the summer of 2006, or near the peak of the housing bubble, according to data released Tuesday by real-estate information provider Zillow Inc. The final three months of 2012 marked five consecutive quarters of U.S. ho…

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US Home prices up ‘unsustainable’ 5.9% in 2012