National Real Estate Insights December 2024

Homeowner’s Equity U.S. Residential Real Estate Since 1980, in Billions of Dollars

2024

$35,000

In Q2 2024, the value of household equity in owner-occupied real estate hit $35 trillion dollars, a 73% share of the total market value ($48 trillion) of such homes. The increase in equity is due to rising home values (especially during the pandemic boom), the increase of owner-occupied housing in newly constructed homes, and the rising share of homes owned free and clear (as aging baby boomers pay off their home loans). According to U.S. Census data, almost 40% of owner-occupied homes are now mortgage-free.

$30,000

$25,000

$20,000

2020: Pandemic hits ▲

2006

$15,000

$10,000

2000

Foreclosure crisis

1990

$5,000

Updated through Q2 2024

$0

Data per Federal Reserve Bank, Equity in Real Estate: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/OEHRENWBSHNO. Not seasonally adjusted or adjusted for inflation. Data from sources deemed reliable but may contain errors and subject to revision. “Households : Owners’

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