by Calculated Risk on 11/21/2012 12:22:00 AM

From Zillow: October Marks 12th Consecutive Month of National Home Value Increases

Zillow’s October Real Estate Market Reports, released today, show that national home values rose 1.1% from September to October to $155,400. This is the largest monthly increase since August 2005 when home values rose 1.2% month-over-month. October 2012 marks the 12th consecutive month of home value appreciation, further evidence of a durable housing market recovery. On a year-over-year basis, home values were up by 4.7% in October 2012 – a rate of annual appreciation we haven’t seen since September of 2006 ...

In October, 276 (75%) of the 366 markets showed monthly home value appreciation, and 228 (62%) of the 366 markets saw annual home value appreciation. Among the top 30 metros, 29 experienced monthly home value appreciation and 26 saw annual increases.

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The graph from Zillow shows both the year-over-year and month-over-month change for the Zillow HPI.

This is a very strong month-over-month increase, and the largest year-over-year increase since 2006.