MHProNews has learned from nationalmortgagenews that multinational banking and financial services company Barclays is predicting a 9.7 percent rise in U. S. home prices for 2013. According to the research report, the strong data for the first quarter, which exceeded expectations, indicates in 2014 house prices will rise another 7.2 percent. Barclays says housing prices have risen 11 percent year-over-year through the first quarter, 10.2 percent excluding distressed sales.

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