The Department’s new Equity Action Plan outlines its commitment to bringing equity to the forefront within the Biden Administration by reducing the racial homeownership gap.
Read More »Freddie Mac Recognized for Workplace Equality
A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace earns the GSE a perfect score by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
Read More »Homeowners Gain $3.2T in Equity
Mortgage holders have seen the highest rate of equity growth in 45 years, equaling roughly $56,700 per property.
Read More »U.S. Negative Equity Decreases by 12% in Q2
While negative equity has dipped nationwide in the second quarter, the average U.S. homeowner has netted an average gain of $51,500 since Q2 of 2020.
Read More »Low-Income Zones Show ‘Potential for Economic Revival’
Research shows even the least-affluent markets benefitting from the home-price boom and the foreclosure-preventing buffer it has created.
Read More »Refis Drive Unusually Strong Home Mortgage Activity
Declines in home-purchase lending and home-equity lines of credit could not outpace the number of homeowners taking advantage of low rates and refinancing their loans.
Read More »3.6M Homes Seriously Underwater
With the potential for home values to fall, there is a significant chance that equity levels could drop over the coming months while underwater levels rise.
Read More »Where Negative Equity is Concentrated
According to a new report, states with high negative equity shares have also experienced low home price appreciation.
Read More »Where Underwater Homes are Concentrated
According to a new report, a high volume of seriously underwater homes were heavily concentrated in these states.
Read More »The Areas Where Homeowners Are Still Underwater
Far more U.S. homes are likely to be equity-rich than seriously underwater, but in some areas of the country, this statistic is reversed. Here are the areas where borrowers are struggling—and why.
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