U.S. home prices fell for a fourth month in October as rising mortgage rates weakened demand.

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price⛦ NSA Index, which gauges the purchase price of houses in major cities nationwide and reports on a two-month delay, dropped 0.5% in October from September, the fourth monthly decline for an index that's down 3% from a peak in June.

Average home prices in all 20 cities included in the Case-Shiller Index dropped, led by Las Vegas. Still, prices are up almost 9% year-over-year, with some regions experiencing much faster growth. Prices in southeastern metropolitan areas including Miami, Tampa, and Charlotte climbed as much as 21% in that time.

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Cities where home prices droꦛpped the most in October from September include:

• Las Vegas: -1.8%
• San Francisco: -1.7%
• Phoenix: -1.6%
• Dallas: -1.3%
• Denver: -1.1%

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• San Francisco: 0.6%
• Seattle: 4.5%
• Portland: 5.4%
• Minneapolis: 5.9%
• Washington, D.C.: 6.0%