The S&P/Case Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas gained 0.7% in October on a seasonally adjusted basis.
Prices in the 20 cities rose 4.3% year over year.
Economists polled by Thomson Reuters expected a 4.0% gain year over year.
With total costs for replacement soaring $15.2 billion, the $7.65 billion of core projects will be prioritized, Washington and Oregon governors said.
Minnesota Community Energy priced $803 million of prepaid gas bonds after a delay driven by volatility from the Iran war.
"A lot of the perception is the Iran situation and energy and everything else is temporary, so if municipal yields are higher, let's take advantage of it," said Pat Luby, head of municipal strategy at CreditSights.
Caught in the crosshairs of Trump's war on wind power, Revolution Wind fought two legal battles to continue its construction.
Without that claim, bondholders are fighting for repayment of about $8.5 billion.
Otero County commissioners approved an agreement with the federal immigration agency to avert a bond default despite a state law banning such contracts.