US DATA: Dec CoreLogic Home Price Index (incl distressed sales) -4.7%
YOY vs -4.3% Nov. Says “shows that home prices continued the trend of
year-end decreases–this is the fifth consecutive year with a
decrease in the HPI. The HPI excluding distressed sales showed that home
prices decreased by 0.9 percent in 2011, giving an indication of the
impact of distressed sales on home prices in 2011.”