The Case-Shiller numbers are out for December, and Washington’s housing market was the healthiest in the 20-city index over the past 12 months. Home prices were up 0.3 percent from November to December, but were also up 4.1 percent from December 2009 to December 2010.

According to new data from the Brookings Institution, D.C.’s home price recovery is “among the worst in the nation,” ranking 33rd on a list of the 100 biggest housing markets. What’s that you say? You thought the D.C. housing market was doing pretty well, up, say, 4.5 percent year over year?

The Case Shiller Home Price Index was released earlier this week for January. The 20-city index was positive year over year for the first time in three long years. But one chart caught my eye shows the relative strength of D.C. home prices compared to other cities in the index.