ATTOM’s second-quarter 2021 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report shows that 34.4% of mortgaged residential properties in the U.S. were considered equity-rich in the second quarter. This is up from 31.2 percent in the first quarter of 2021 and from 27.5% in the second quarter of 2020.
The report also shows that just 4.1% of mortgaged homes were considered seriously underwater in the second quarter of 2021, with a combined estimated balance of loans