Prices Of New Homes Rise, As Sales Fall Slightly

BOCA RATON, FL - SEPTEMBER 26: Toll Brothers Inc, salesman, Michael Vanisacker, (R) talks with home buyer Joyelle Fleites as she looks at a model home to get an idea of what the interior will look like as they custom build hers on September 26, 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida. According to S&P/Case-Shiller home prices in the United States climbed more than forecast in July from a year earlier. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values in 20 cities increased 1.2 percent from July 2011, the biggest 12-month advance since August 2010. The data is seen as an indication of more sustained and broad-based improvement in home prices, which it is hoped will help the rest of the economy continue to recover. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)