Millions Remain Trapped by ‘Effective’ Negative Equity in Q1, Even if They’re Not Underwater
May 22, 2013

According to the first quarter Zillow Negative Equity Report, the national negative equity rate continued to fall in the first...

Nearly 2 Million American Homeowners Freed From Negative Equity In 2012
February 20, 2013

According to the fourth quarter Zillow Negative Equity Report, the national negative equity rate continued to fall in the fourth...

Negative Equity Falls in the Third Quarter, But Fiscal Cliff Could Derail Momentum
November 14, 2012

In the third quarter of 2012, home values showed the biggest quarterly gain since 2006. National home values appreciated...

Methodology: Negative Equity
August 23, 2012

For the last four years, Zillow has been calculating a measure of the percentage of homes with a mortgage that are in negative...

Negative Equity Declines Slightly on the Back of Modest Home Value Gains
August 22, 2012

The housing market is finally showing signs of life, with many metropolitan areas having hit the elusive bottom and seeing...

Getting to Know Underwater Homeowners
August 22, 2012

According to the second quarter 2012 Zillow Negative Equity Report, 30.9% of homeowners are underwater, owing a combined...

The Connection Between Negative Equity, Inventory Shortage and Increasing Home Values: Why the Bottom Won’t Be as Boring as We Expected
June 19, 2012

Our operating thesis about what the bottom in the housing market would look like is changing now that we’re having a good...

Despite Home Value Gains, Underwater Homeowners Owe $1.2 Trillion More than Homes’ Worth
May 24, 2012

According to the first quarter Zillow Negative Equity Report, 31.4 percent of U.S. homeowners with a mortgage are underwater...

Foreclosure Liquidations Abate in the Fourth Quarter But At the Expense of Number of Homes Underwater
February 8, 2011

In December, monthly depreciation in home values notched up again to -0.9% from November and home values fell 5.9% from levels...

June Data Shows Markets Continuing to Limp Toward Stability; Hoping We Won’t Fall Back Down the Stairs After Losing Our Crutches
August 9, 2010

Forty-eight. That’s the number of consecutive monthly declines in home values since the national market peaked in June...