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U.S. House Prices Climbed 7.3% in Year Through May

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U.S. house prices rose 7.3 percent in the year through May as buyers competed for a small supply of listings, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Prices increased 0.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from April, the FHFA said in a report today from Washington. The average economist estimate was for a 0.8 percent gain, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.