CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said its 2nd Quarter Home Equity Report shows U.S. homeowners with mortgages—which account for 63% of all properties—have seen their equity increase by 6.6% year over year. This represents a collective equity gain of $620 billion and an average gain of $9,800 per homeowner from a year ago.
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Nearly 100,000 Homeowners Regained Positive Equity in Fourth Quarter
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said the number of Americans with negative equity in their homes fell to the lowest level since before the Great Recession, with 96,000 homeowners regaining equity in the fourth quarter.

Home Equity Up; Negative Equity Down
Two recent reports show equity-rich properties have increased strongly this year, while the number of properties with negative equity continue to fall.