The Charlotte area saw home prices retain steady gains to end 2017.
Home resale prices rose an annual 5.9% in December, according to the new S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index released on Tuesday. While that nearly matched the 5.8% increase in home prices recorded last November, it also marked a second straight month that price gains fell below 6%.
On a national level, prices grew at a pace of 6.3%. The 20-city composite, which covers Charlotte, also posted a 6.3% increase, while the 10-city measure…