House prices are declining in these 7 Western states while continuing to hit new heights across the rest of the country

A single-family home stands in a canyon in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah.

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• US house prices rose modestly in the first quarter, said the FHFA on Tuesday. 
• But some Western states are seeing the first year-over-year price declines in years. 
• The agency's pricing index rose 4.3% in the first three months of the year. 

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