Housing prices are soaring in America -- here's where they've climbed the most since the housing crisis

REUTERS/Mike Segar The average home value has risen 16% since the 2008 housing crisis. Prices have risen by as much as 75% in the hottest markets. Data from Sharestates show San Francisco, Austin, and Boston have seen the biggest increases. Home prices have skyrocketed since the housing crisis that shook the US economy in 2008, but nowhere more so than San Francisco. New data compiled by Sharestates, anonline real-estate investing platform, show the increase of home prices in Silicon Valley more...