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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

8.3 Million Homeowners Will Soon See the Light



 
By Gino Blefari, President & CEO, Intero Real Estate Services, Inc.

Here's a bit of fantastic news in the housing market: 8.3 million homeowners are about to resurface from the doldrums of negative equity.

Given the abysmal situation with lack of homes for sale in many markets nationwide, the takeaway from this news is that we could be looking at a lot more inventory becoming available by the beginning of 2015.

We hope.

According to RealtyTrac, 8.3 million homeowners, or about 18% of homeowners with mortgages, will gain enough equity to sell their homes in the next 15 months without resorting to short sales.