«Twenty percent of Bay
Area homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth, according to a study being released today.
Not exact matches
But you can still find them — especially in
areas where
homeowners are «under water» after
owing more than their home is worth.
«Property values are starting to creep up in some
areas, but many
homeowners are still underwater and
owe more than their home is worth,» saiys Rick Bialobrzeski, GreenPath Debt Solutions director of communications.
The study also found 31.8 percent of all single - family, detached homes with mortgages in the Chicago
area were underwater at the end of March, meaning the
homeowners owed more on the loans than the properties were worth.