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Black Knight Financial Services' Data and Analytics division released its September 2015 Home Price Index report, finding that U.S. home prices rose marginally by 0.1 percent in September.

Home prices nationwide rose 1.3 percent in the third quarter due to historically low interest rates, tight inventories, confident buyers, and higher incomes.

Home prices rose 4.9 percent over the last 12 months in September 2015, up from the 4.6 percent increase in August 2015, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices released Tuesday.

Home sales in October settled down from the booming summer season, dropping 7.7 percent from September, and 0.8 percent year-over-year, RE/MAX's October 2015 National Housing Report showed.

Increases in existing-home sales and short supplies of inventory pushed home prices up in most metro areas across the nation in the third quarter, the National Association of Realtors found in it latest quarterly report.

Home prices nationally are still on the incline, most notably in more affordable homes, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic.

Homeownership is an important aspect of the American way of life, and while many desire to own a home, the Millennial generation often struggles to break into the housing market due to soaring home prices and tight lending standards.

Home prices are showing no signs of slowing down, which continues to prove the housing market's health. However, the rise in prices are causing some markets to become overvalued.

Supply and demand challenges are expected to slow down existing-home sales to early summer levels at 5.44 million units, according to Auction.com’s Real Estate Nowcast.

In a nationwide survey of real estate investors bidding on single-family residential properties offered for auction during the third quarter of 2015, online real estate marketplace Auction.com found that flipping is still the preferred strategy over hold-to-rent.