Florida Realtors

MIAMI – April 16, 2012 –

After steady declines, U.S. home prices rose slightly in February and March in some major metro areas, according to CoreLogic and Trulia, two real estate data firms. Price gains have occurred in many hard-hit areas, such as Miami and Phoenix, while losses have been reported in cities ranging from Las Vegas to Seattle to Wilmington, Del.

Here’s a look at some of the cities with the sharpest home price gains over the past year, according to Trulia:

Best metro areas year-over-year change

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla.: 14.8%
Miami: 14.1%
Orlando: 6.3%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Fla.: 6.2%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Fla.: 6.1%
West Palm Beach, Fla.: 5.8%