A national gauge of prices rose 0.7% in September from August, according to seasonally adjusted data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller. It was the eighth straight month of gains for the index, which doesn't provide a specific dollar figure for homes.
Mortgage rates above 7% have chilled the housing market, keeping both would-be buyers and sellers
"Although this year's increase in mortgage rates has surely suppressed the quantity of homes sold, the relative shortage of inventory for sale has been a solid support for prices," Craig Lazzara, managing director at S&P Dow Jones Indices, said in a statement Tuesday.
On a year-over-year basis, prices climbed 3.9% in September, compared with a 2.5% annual increase in August.
Detroit, San Diego and New York were among the cities with the biggest price gains. The western part of the US remained the weakest, the data showed.
New listings have been ticking up recently, and