Home prices rise, squeezed by fewer listings, Case-Shiller index finds

The numbers: Home prices rose in March as sellers held out on listing their homes, constraining supply.

Despite elevated mortgage rates, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home-price index rose 0.5% in March, as compared with the previous month. 

Home prices were strongest in the Southeast, while prices in the West continued to drag. Though…