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The report also revealed that 268,000 households regained equity in the first quarter of 2016 and are no longer under water.\r\n\r\n","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Fsimplifyingmedia\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F06\u002F01161334\u002F20160621-Significant-STM.jpg","\u003Cem>CoreLogic\u003C\u002Fem>’s latest \u003Cem>Equity Report\u003C\u002Fem> revealed that 92% of all mortgaged properties are now in a positive equity situation, while 74% now actually have significant equity \u003Cem>(defined as more than 20%)\u003C\u002Fem>! The report also revealed that 268,000 households regained equity in the first quarter of 2016 and are no longer under water.\r\n\r\n\u003C!--more-->\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Price Appreciation = Good News for Homeowners\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nFrank Nothaft, \u003Cem>CoreLogic’s Chief Economist\u003C\u002Fem>, explains:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“In just the last four years, equity for homeowners with a mortgage has nearly doubled to $6.9 trillion. The rapid increase in home equity reflects the improvement in home prices, dwindling distressed borrowers and increased principal repayment. \u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cem> \u003C\u002Fem>\r\n\r\n\u003Cem>These are all positive factors that will provide support to both household balance sheets and the overall economy.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cem> \u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nAnand Nallathambi, \u003Cem>President & CEO of CoreLogic,\u003C\u002Fem> believes this is a great sign for the market in 2016 as well, as he had this to say:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“More than 1 million homeowners\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cem> have escaped the negative equity\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cem> trap over the past year. We expect this positive trend to continue over the balance of 2016 and into next year as home prices continue to rise. \u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cem> \u003C\u002Fem>\r\n\r\n\u003Cem>Nationally, the CoreLogic Home Price Index was up 5.5% year over year through the first quarter. If home values rise another 5% uniformly across the U.S., the number of underwater borrowers will fall by another one million during the next year.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nBelow is a map illustrating the percentage of households in each state with significant equity:\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F06\u002F20160621-STM-ENG.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-33651\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F06\u002F20160621-STM-ENG.jpg\" alt=\"74% of Households in the US Now Have Significant Equity! | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\r\nMany homeowners with more than 20% equity in their home would be able to use that equity as a down payment on either a larger home or even a retirement home.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nIf you are one of the many Americans who are unsure of how much equity you have in your home, don’t let that be the reason you fail to move on to your dream home this year!","\r\nIf you are one of the many Americans who are unsure of how much equity you have in your home, don’t let that be the reason you fail to move on to your dream home this year!","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F06\u002F20160621-STM-ENG.jpg",false,[17,21,25,29,33],{"id":18,"name":19,"slug":20},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":22,"name":23,"slug":24},6,"For Sellers","sellers",{"id":26,"name":27,"slug":28},9,"Home Prices","home-prices",{"id":30,"name":31,"slug":32},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers",{"id":34,"name":35,"slug":36},38,"Move-Up","move-up","2016-06-21T10:00:25Z","2016-06-17T14:37:38Z",{"id":40,"slug":41,"title":42,"featuredImage":43,"publishedAt":44,"contentType":10,"isVideo":15},585,"thinking-of-selling-5-reasons-you-shouldnt-fsbo","Thinking of Selling? 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