OFHEO - US Price Appreciation Rates for 4th Quarter 2006

Today's OFHEO (Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight) Report http://www.ofheo.gov/media/pdf/4q06hpi.pdf found the following:

"The states with the greatest rates of appreciation between the fourth quarter of 2005 and the fourth quarter of 2006 were: Utah (17.6%), Wyoming (14.3%), Idaho (14.0%), Washington (13.7%) and Oregon (13.5%)."

Based on information within this report, Utah represented three of the Top 15 MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas) for appreciation rates during the one year period ending 12/31/2006:

1) Bend, Oregon (21.39%)

2) Wenatchee, Washington (20.94%)

3) Provo-Orem, Utah (19.92%)

4) Salt Lake City, Utah (19.76%)

5) Boise-Nampa, Idaho (17.94%)

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14) Ogden-Clearfield, Utah (15.3%)

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