Two major home price indexes had very different conclusions about the growth of annual home prices in April, but each showed a significant month-over-month uptick.  The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index fell off its March pace while the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA’s) Home Price Index (HPI) moved higher. Case-Shiller’s non-seasonally adjusted National Index April covering all nine U.S. census divisions, moved from 0.7 percent annual growth in March to a 0.2 percent decline in April. Both composite indexes increased on the rate of decline posted the previous month. The 10-City, which was down 0.7 percent on an annual basis the prior month lost 1.2 percent in April while the 20-City posted a 1.7 percent year-over-year loss, down from 1.1 percent in the previous month. Miami reported the highest 12-month gains among the 20 cities in April at 5.2 percent. Chicago debuted in the top three in second place with a 4.1 percent gain and Atlanta pushed Charlotte out of third place, increasing by 3.5 percent. Annual price changes were lower than the prior month in 17 of the 20 cities. Only Boston, San Francisco and Cleveland managed to increase their appreciation rate. Monthly changes were all positive. Before seasonal adjustment, the U.S. National Index posted a 1.3 percent month-over-month increase in April while the two composites were 1.7 percent higher. After seasonal adjustment, the National Index posted a month-over-month increase of 0.5 percent, while the 10-City and 20-City Composites gained 1.0 percent and 0.9 percent, respectively.