February house prices up 8.5% in L.A., 5.9% in Orange County, CoreLogic reports

Southern California home prices are still rising, with February increases in the 8 percent range for Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire, according to the CoreLogic’s Home Price Index, released Tuesday, April 3.
In Orange County, the average price of an existing house rose 5.9 percent in the 12 months ending in February.
Orange County’s annual appreciation rate – while still above the most recent two-year average — is down slightly from previous months. Year-over-yea