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Fewer Homeowners Underwater on Mortgage

A report released today by CoreLogic shows that 22.1 percent of all homeowners in the U.S. with a mortgage were in a negative equity position in the third quarter of 2011, down slightly from 22.50 percent the prior quarter. Negative equity is also referred to as being “underwater” or “upside down” and refers to homeowners that owe more on their mortgages than the current value of their home. [...]

Report Shows Little Improvement in Underwater Homeowners

Negative equity is the dominant factor driving the real estate market according to CoreLogic in it’s “U.S. Housing and Market Trends” report that was released today.  According to the report, as of the 4th quarter of 2010, over 11 million (23 percent) of U.S. homeowners with a mortgage were in a negative equity position, [...]

Should homeowners walk away from underwater mortgages?

Most Americans are opposed to the idea according to recent survey

There have been several stories published on this site concerning borrowers that are “underwater” (owe more on their home than it is currently worth) and whether they should simply “walk-away” or do a “strategic default” in order to get out from under their problem. [...]

Number of Homeowners Underwater on Mortgage Increases

A report released this morning by CoreLogic shows negative equity, after decreasing for the three prior quarters, increased in the fourth quarter of 2010 for residential properties. The CoreLogic reports that 11.1 million, or 23.1 percent, of all residential properties with mortgages were in negative equity at the end of the fourth quarter of [...]

Slight Decline In Number of Underwater Homeowners

Dennis Norman

According to a report released by CoreLogic, there were 11.2 million homeowners that were in a negative equity, or “underwater“, position on their mortgages as of the end of the first quarter of this year. This number is equal to 24 percent of all homeowners with a mortgage in the U.S., which [...]

Record Short Sales and Foreclosures Here to Stay

Over 11 million homeowners in the US have Negative Equity

Dennis Norman

According to a report released by First American CoreLogic estimating that the typical U.S. homeowner whis is currently in a negative equity position will not see positive equity in their homes until late 2015 to 2016.  Furthermore, in some depressed markets, the [...]

Almost one-in-four borrowers underwater on home mortgage

Seventy Percent of all mortgaged properties in Nevada are underwater

Dennis Norman

According to a report released today by First American CoreLogic more than 11.3 million U.S. mortgages, or 24 percent of all mortgaged properties, are in a negative equity position meaning the borrowers owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth [...]