[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f3cxpdkej7n0kf":3,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":43,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":47},{"item":4,"previous":31,"next":37},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":29,"updatedAt":30},55917,"homeowners-gained-28k-in-equity-over-the-past-year","Homeowners Gained $28K in Equity over the Past Year","\u003Cp>If you own a home, your net worth has probably gone up a lot over the past year.\u003C\u002Fp>","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20240701\u002F20240703-Homeowners-Gained-28K-in-Equity-over-the-Past-Year-original.png","\u003Cp>If you own a home, your net worth has probably gone up a lot over the past year. \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F06\u002F12\u002Fhome-prices-arent-declining-but-headlines-might-make-you-think-they-are\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Home prices\u003C\u002Fa> have been rising, which means you're building equity much faster than you might think. Here’s how it works.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Equity is the current value of your home minus what you owe on the loan.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Over the past year, there have still been more people wanting to buy than there are homes available for sale, and that’s pushed prices up. That rise in prices has translated directly into increasing equity for homeowners.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>How Much Equity Have You Earned over the Past 12 Months?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>According to the latest \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.corelogic.com\u002Fintelligence\u002Fhomeowner-equity-insights\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cem>Homeowner Equity Insights\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa> from \u003Cem>CoreLogic\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Cstrong>the average homeowner's equity has grown by $28,000 in the last year alone\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That's the national average, so if you want to see what's happening in your state, check out the map below. It uses \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.corelogic.com\u002Fintelligence\u002Fhomeowner-equity-insights\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">data\u003C\u002Fa> from \u003Cem>CoreLogic\u003C\u002Fem> to show how much equity has grown in each state over the past year. You’ll notice every single state with sufficient data saw annual equity gains:\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20240701\u002F20240703-Homeowner-Equity-Gains-original.png\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20240701\u002F20240703-Homeowner-Equity-Gains-original.png\" alt=\"No Caption Received\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>What If You Bought Your House Before the Pandemic?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>If you bought your house before the pandemic, the equity news is even better. According to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realtor.com\u002Fresearch\u002Fdata\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">data\u003C\u002Fa> from \u003Cem>Realtor.com\u003C\u002Fem>, home prices shot up by 37.5% from May 2019 to May 2024, meaning your home's value has likely increased significantly. Ralph McLaughlin, Senior Economist at \u003Cem>Realtor.com\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realtor.com\u002Fnews\u002Ftrends\u002Fbought-home-pre-pandemic-how-much-its-worth-now\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">says\u003C\u002Fa>:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Homeowners have seen extraordinary gains in home equity over the past five years.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\u003Cp>To give context to how much equity can stack up over time, Selma Hepp, Chief Economist at \u003Cem>CoreLogic\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.corelogic.com\u002Fintelligence\u002Fhomeowner-equity-insights-q1-2024\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">explains\u003C\u002Fa> the total equity the typical homeowner has today:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“With home prices continuing to reach new highs, owners are also seeing their equity approach the historic peaks of 2023, \u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>close to a total of $305,000 per owner\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cem>.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>How Your Rising Home Equity Can Help You\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>With how prices skyrocketed a few years ago, and the ongoing price growth today, homeowners clearly have substantial equity built up – and that has some serious benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>You could use it to start a business, fund an education, or even to help you afford your next home. When you \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F05\u002F23\u002Fquestions-you-may-have-about-selling-your-house\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sell\u003C\u002Fa>, the equity you’ve built up comes back to you, and may be enough to cover a big part – or even all – of your next home’s down payment.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cp>If you're \u003Ca href=\"\u002F2024\u002F05\u002F29\u002Fhow-an-agent-helps-market-your-house\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">planning to move\u003C\u002Fa>, the equity you've gained can really help. 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