A year ago, the year-over-year gain was 10%.
After adjusting for inflation of about 2.1%, real home prices rose 1.1% nationally in the past year.
Five states showed lower prices over the past year: Nevada, Michigan, California, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Utah had the best gains at 15.3% in the past year, followed by other states in the West and Southeast.
The 20 best performing areas for home price appreciation are shown below. Next, the bottom 20 metro areas are shown, followed by a link to comprehensive data on 300 Metro areas.
TOP 20 Metro Areas For Price Appreciation 
Bottom 20 Metro Areas For Price Appreciation
And HERE is the link to the comprehensive data on 300 Metro (MSA) areas.