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CoreLogic, Inc. released its April 2015 Home Price Index (HPI) today, which shows that home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased by 6.8 percent in April 2015 compared with April 2014. CoreLogic is a leading global property information, analytics, and data-enabled services provider.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently released a new working paper titled, “How Low Can House Prices Go? Estimating a Conservative Lower Bound,” identifying a conservative lower bound for home prices in relation to long-term trend.

The national average risk score for home price declines in most markets, according to the index, is holding at a steady 8 percent (since February) DeFranco said. However, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Texas, the report found, each are at a 33 percent risk of seeing home prices drop.

According to the survey, three of every 10 potential homebuyers intend to purchase a home in the next 18 months, and 62 percent think now is a better time to purchase than last year. In fact, 32 percent attribute their intent to buy to current low mortgage rates. Another 35 percent said if 30-year fixed mortgage rates were to rise above 4 percent, it would delay their purchase.

U.S. home prices for February were up by 4.6 percent year-over-year and 0.7 percent for the month, according to a home price index (HPI) report released by Black Knight Financial Services this morning. This is the largest monthly gain in home prices since June of last year.

U.S. house prices overall rose 0.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from January to February, according to the agency’s monthly House Price Index report. Prices were up 5.4 percent nationwide compared to this time last year. The HPI is calculated by using home sales price information from mortgages sold to, or guaranteed by, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

According to the report, home prices were up 5.6 percent nationwide compared to February 2014. Month-over-month, home prices nationwide increased by 1.1 percent, compared to January.

In January, U.S. house prices rose a mere 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous month. The previously reported 0.8 percent change in December was revised downward to a 0.7 percent change. The FHFA HPI is calculated using home sales price information from mortgages sold to or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

HVF research on the impact of lower oil prices on home values found that in areas where the industries are diversified beyond oil and gas, home prices have remained stable. Authors of this research analyzed Houston’s home prices versus crude oil prices over the last forty years and found with the exception of the 1980s, Houston home prices have been steadily increasing due to diversity in the region.

Houston is the most overvalued housing market according to Bank of America’s measurements, which compare home prices with income growth. The fracking boom helped to drive the region’s economy, but a more than 50 percent drop in oil prices since last summer has clouded the outlook.