According to the KCM Team home prices are expected to be on the rise as much as 5.4% in 2013.  As I have said many times, if you want to buy, you should buy soon as not only prices are on the rise, but interest rates will go up as well. If home prices do rise some 5% in the next year, what does that do to the prices of homes? Take a look at the infographic below from the KCM Blog to see what a home costs now vs. in a year from now.