Home prices posted a 26th consecutive month of year-over-year increases in April on the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) Prices nationwide, including those of distressed homes sold during the month, increased 10.5 percent compared to the HPI in April 2013. However, this is the smallest year-over-year increase since February 2013. There was a 2.1 percent increase compared to the HPI in March.