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The best U.S. cities for watching home price inflation appear to be concentrated along the West Coast, a new report from data services firm Pro Teck says.

Home prices nationwide rose 1.3 percent in the third quarter due to historically low interest rates, tight inventories, confident buyers, and higher incomes.

According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency third quarter Refinance Report, a total of 25,824 HARP refinances were completed between July and September, down from the 31,561 refinances completed from April to June.

It seems some Americans see the holiday of thanks as a good chance to get a leg up– no turkey pun intended–on the home market competition.

Mortgages were most complained about at Ocwen and Nationstar Mortgage, but Ocwen's complaints have fallen 16 percent overall from in the last three months, while Nationstar's complaints rose 11 percent.

Mortgage loan application defects are becoming less prevalent in the housing market as the Ability-to-Pay rules are reducing fraud risk related to income, while misrepresented income is more likely to be caught on a loan application.

Home prices rose 4.9 percent over the last 12 months in September 2015, up from the 4.6 percent increase in August 2015, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices released Tuesday.

Before the crisis, cash sales averaged about one-fourth of all home sales, and at this rate, CoreLogic projects that this share should hit 25 percent once again by mid-2017.

According to Freddie Mac, in the five year-period between 2008 and 2013, the cost of servicing a performing loan increased 2.6 times (from $59 to $156).

Homeowners across the nation are undoubtedly recovering from the housing crisis, but wealth among these homeowners is not contributing to the economy as whole like it did prior to the crisis.