“Home renovations and remodeling drove demand for home equity products in 2022, with roughly two-thirds of borrowers citing it as a reason for applying for a home equity loan.”
–Marina Walsh, CMB, MBA Vice President of Industry Analysis.

“Home renovations and remodeling drove demand for home equity products in 2022, with roughly two-thirds of borrowers citing it as a reason for applying for a home equity loan.”
–Marina Walsh, CMB, MBA Vice President of Industry Analysis.
U.S. homeowners with mortgages saw their home equity decrease by 0.7% year-over-year–an average loss of $5,400 per borrower–according to CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif.
In their cyclical fashion, most lenders are dusting off some antiquated home equity programs, most having spent no energy to prepare for this market opportunity. Given the past few years of overflowing refi pipelines, that is not surprising. Why plant corn if the market price for soybeans is breaking records? Conversely, multiple vendors have set themselves up to help lenders and credit unions successfully market, process, service and trade home equity loans and HELOCs.
Regardless of the reasons, the one thing that is clear is homeowners who took advantage of the historical low-rate mortgage environment should be prime targets for new home equity acquisitions.
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., found 34.4 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the United States were considered “equity-rich” in the second quarter, up from 27.5 percent a year before.
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., found 34.4 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the United States were considered “equity-rich” in the second quarter, up from 27.5 percent a year before.
Omar Jordan is Founder and CEO of LenderClose, West Des Moines, Iowa, a fintech that equips loan originators with the workflows needed to boost efficiencies and shorten the lending cycle through streamlined and meaningful integrations. He founded LenderClose in 2015.
Omar Jordan is Founder and CEO of LenderClose, West Des Moines, Iowa, a fintech that equips loan originators with the workflows needed to boost efficiencies and shorten the lending cycle through streamlined and meaningful integrations. He founded LenderClose in 2015.
Despite promising data showing substantial gains in home equity, Black Americans still lag well behind other demographic cohorts, according to a new report from Redfin, Seattle.
Homeowners’ equity in housing was at a record high of $20.4 trillion in the third quarter. The steady upward trend since 2012 was spurred by accelerating home-price growth and low mortgage rates, which have helped many households build equity in their homes.