Rebouding home prices are lowering the number of homeowners who are considered “underwater” on there mortgage, accroding to corelogic.
More then 700,000 of these homeowners are no longer owing more on their mortgage then there house is worth.
At the end of March, 23.7 percent — or 11.4 million — of home owners with mortgages were considered underwater on their mortgage, according to CoreLogic’s latest report. Three months prior, that percentage was 25.2 percent, or 12.1 million home owners.
Mark Fleming, CoreLogic’s chief economist, attributes the decrease to recent gains in home prices, a drop in for-sale inventory, and fewer distressed sales, which are all helping more home owners see the values of their houses increase.
About 1.9 million home owners were 5 percent underwater during the first quarter. If prices continue to inch upward, these owners are expected to climb out of underwater territory, according to CoreLogic.
