Home Equity

October 19, 2023

Home Equity Gains Can Depend on Right Time, Right Place

Timing the real estate market is crucial to building home equity and the resulting wealth.

September 8, 2023

Homeowner Equity Insights – Q2 2023

U.S. homeowners with a mortgage gained nearly $14,000 in equity from the first quarter of 2023 to the second quarter.

August 22, 2023

HELOC Demand Slows in 2023 as Interest Rates Rise

As mortgage rates continue to tick up, HELOC activity is slowing.

June 8, 2023

Homeowner Equity Insights – Q1 2023

U.S. homeowners with a mortgage lost equity on an annual basis for the first time since 2012, but that trend may not last long.

March 9, 2023

Homeowner Equity Insights – Q4 2022

Annual U.S. home equity gains continued to slide during the fourth quarter of 2022 and declined substantially since the first quarter.

January 5, 2023

Looking Back on 2022: Key Housing Market Takeaways

Read CoreLogic's year-end wrap-up for a high-level overview of major home price and housing market trends.

December 9, 2022

Homeowner Equity Insights – Q3 2022

U.S. homeowners gained a total of $2.2 trillion in equity in the third quarter, up by 15.8% year over year but down significantly from the second quarter.

November 3, 2022

How Much Did US Home Prices Actually Fall in July?

Home price appreciation dropped in July for the first time since December 2018, ending a 40-month streak of growth.

October 14, 2022

The Return of Home Equity Line of Credit Activity

Home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and home equity loans are gaining popularity as homeowners seek to tap their accumulated equity.

September 9, 2022

Homeowner Equity Insights – Q2 2022

CoreLogic analysis shows U.S. homeowners with mortgages (roughly 63% of all properties*) have seen their equity increase by a total of over $3.6 trillion since the second quarter of 2021, a gain of 27.8% year over year.

June 9, 2022

Homeowner Equity Insights – Q1 2022

CoreLogic analysis shows U.S. homeowners with mortgages (roughly 62% of all properties*) have seen their equity increase by a total of over $3.8 trillion since the first quarter of 2021, a gain of 32.2% year over year.

March 29, 2022

Vacation Locations Saw Large Home Equity Gains in 2021

The Mountain-West region is the hottest housing market in the country, and according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, Phoenix had the fastest year-over-year appreciation. Denver and Boise, Idaho, also showed up as desirable locations.