This week property information provider CoreLogic released their December 2015 Home Price Index & forecast report showing that home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased year over year by 6.3% in December 2015 (compared 12/14) and increased month over month by 0.8% in December 2015 (compared with 11/14). In addition, CoreLogic’s forecast predicts that home prices will increase by 5.4% over 2016.