Home Prices in US Rise for Fourth Month With Inventory Tight

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Houses in Watford City, North Dakota. 

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Home prices in the US climbed for a fourth month as demand coupled with tight inventory to push values higher.

A national gauge of prices rose 0.7% in May from April, according to seasonally adjusted data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller.