DOW Higher At Noon

In the noon hour the DOW is at 13,134.93 up 10.26 points.

And some long awaited news on in the housing sector -

CNN: Home prices signal recovery may be here

The S&P/Case-Shiller national home price index, which covers more than 80% of the housing market in the United States, climbed 6.9% in the three months ended June 30 compared to the first three months of 2012.