It means that home values were up 5.2% compared with last November, the largest annual gain since August 2006, when home values rose 6% year on year and yet another sign that the US property market is recovering.
Of the nation's 30 largest metro areas covered by Zillow, 25 experienced monthly home value gains. Metro areas with the largest monthly gains in November included Sacramento up 1.8%, Detroit up 1.5%, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Riverside in California and Phoenix all up by 1.4%.
Additionally, 26 of the country's largest metros experienced year on year home value increases. Major markets where home values increased the most over the past year include Phoenix up 23.2%, San Jose up 13.4%, San Francisco up 12.1%, Las Vegas up 11% and Denver up 10.8%.
Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia and New York were the only metro areas in the top 30 where home values have declined year over year.
The index also shows that national rents were largely flat month on month, falling 0.1% but annually rents nationwide were up 4.5% and rose on an annual basis in 27 of the 30 largest metros surveyed.
