Homeowner Equity Below 50% for First Time Since 1945
By: Myles, March 7th, 2008
This is a historic time, in our financial markets. Americans’ percentage of equity in their homes fell below 50 percent for the first time on record since 1945, as reported on CNBC today.
Homeowners’ portion of equity slipped to downwardly revised 49.6 percent in the second quarter of 2007, the central bank reported in its quarterly U.S. Flow of Funds Accounts, and declined further to 47.9 percent in the fourth quarter — the third straight quarter it was under 50 percent.Â
This marks the first time homeowners’ debt on their houses exceeds their equity since the Fed started tracking the data in 1945.
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