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U.S. Homeowners Enjoyed an Annual $28,000 Equity Gain in Q1
Based on CoreLogic's Homeowner Equity Report for the first quarter of 2024, U.S. homeowners with mortgages (which account for roughly 62% of all properties) saw home equity increase by 9.6% year over year.
Only 17 Percent of Current Residents Can Afford to Buy a California Home in 2024
The California Association of Realtors is reporting that only seventeen percent of the state's homebuyers could afford to purchase a median-priced, existing single-family home in California in the first-quarter 2024.
U.S. Homeowner Equity Dips Again in Early 2024
Based on data from ATTOM's newly released first-quarter 2024 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, 45.8 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the United States were considered equity-rich in the first quarter.
U.S. Home Price Appreciation Accelerated in February
Like many economic metrics, the journey toward stabilizing the U.S. housing market is fraught with challenges. Although there has been a modest recovery in home sales and inventories from last year's lows, elevated mortgage rates continue to hamper affordability, deterring many potential buyers.
