Mortgage Holder Equity Hits Record $18T as Home Prices Accelerate - The MortgagePoint

Record Home Equity Masks Growing Distress Among Recent FHA, VA Borrowers

Mortgage holders collectively entered the third quarter with nearly $18 trillion in home equity, but that record wealth is obscuring mounting distress among recent FHA and VA borrowers who bought near the top of their local markets.

Homeowner equity hits new high even as underwater mortgages rise

Mortgage holder equity reached $18 trillion in June, but a growing share of borrowers in Texas and Florida are either underwater, behind on payments, or both.

Record home equity masks troubling rise in underwater loans

The new record arrives after five months of annual home-price growth, which surged to its highest in more than a year, according to ICE Mortgage Technology.

Mortgage Holder Equity Hits Record $18T as Home Prices Accelerate - The MortgagePoint

Mortgage holder equity reached a record $18 trillion in Q2 as annual home price growth accelerated to 1.5% in July, according to ICE, though rising rates could limit further gains. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. said its August 2026 Mortgage Monitor Report found that mortgage holder equity reached $18 trillion for the first time on record while annual home price growth reached a 14-month high in July.

Home equity hits $18T even as delinquencies rise, ICE says

Home equity reached a record $18 trillion in the second quarter as annual home price growth accelerated to a 14-month high in July, while mortgage delinquencies and foreclosure activity continued to rise, according to Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)’s August Mortgage Monitor report. Annual home price growth rose to 1.5% in July, marking the fifth consecutive month […] The post Home equity hits $18T even as delinquencies rise, ICE says appeared f…

Mortgage Holder Equity at Record-High $18 Trillion

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