Boston house prices show some spring

National index puts city among few with consecutive increases

By Kimberly Blanton

Globe Staff / July 30, 2008

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Boston home prices on the rise! This is not a misprint. House prices in the Boston area increased not for one, but for two straight months this spring, according to the widely tracked S&P/Case-Shiller home price index. In May, prices increased 1 percent from the previous month, following a 0.1 percent gain in April. These were the metropolitan area's first ... (Full article: 539 words)