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Last year, in a list of the ten most expensive American cities to buy a house, Denver was included – but barely.
The Mile High City landed in ninth place.
In new data from the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices about the U.S. cities with the fastest-rising home prices, Denver finished higher.
Much higher.
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Below, count down the photo-illustrated top ten, featuring S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices numbers. For more information, click here.
Number 10: San Diego
January 2015 Level: 204.85
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): 0.7%
December/November Change (Percentage): -0.2%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 5.1%
Number 8 (tie): Tampa
January 2015 Level: 164.69
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): -0.3%
December/November Change (Percentage): 0.0%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 5.7%
Number 8: Los Angeles (tie)
January 2015 Level: 226.36
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): -0.2%
December/November Change (Percentage): 0.3%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 5.7%
Number 7: Las Vegas
January 2015 Level: 137.64
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): 0.2%
December/November Change (Percentage): -0.3%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 5.9%
Number 6: Seattle
January 2015 Level: 168.86
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): -0.5%
December/November Change (Percentage): 0.0%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 6.8%
Number 5: Portland
January 2015 Level: 170.82
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): 0.1%
December/November Change (Percentage): 0.1%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 7.2%
Number 4: San Francisco
January 2015 Level: 195.77
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): -0.9%
December/November Change (Percentage): 0.5%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 7.9%
Number 3: Dallas
January 2015 Level: 143.35
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): 0.4%
December/November Change (Percentage): 0.0%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 8.1%
Number 2: Miami
January 2015 Level: 193.76
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): 0.7%
December/November Change (Percentage): 0.7%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 8.3%
Number 1: Denver
January 2015 Level: 158.46
January ’15/December ’14 Change (Percentage): 0.2%
December/November Change (Percentage): 0.5%
One-Year Change (Percentage): 8.4%
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