Home prices in 40% of areas are back to peak

American homeowners are finally digging out of the financial crater formed by the mid-2000's real estate crash.

Single-family house prices in nearly 40% of 401 metro areas were at or above their pre-recession peak in the third quarter, according to an analysis of CoreLogic Case-Shiller home-price data by Moody's Analytics.

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