April’s Case-Shiller index was released this morning, and D.C. saw the strongest price appreciation in the 20-city metric, jumping 2.4 percent from March to April. In comparison, prices fell in New York by 0.3 percent. The national index was up 0.8 percent, so D.C. was way ahead of the curve.

In this chart, you can really see the pop in prices in April:

Chart courtesy Redfin.