Black Knight: 2021 Sees Record $2.6 Trillion Tappable Equity Gain; Home Prices Reaccelerate on Continued Inventory Shortfall As Rising Rates Increase Affordability Pressures
On February 7, 2022, Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE:BKI) released its Mortgage Monitor Report, highlighting a record $2.6 trillion increase in tappable equity, bringing the total to $9.9 trillion, a 35% annual growth rate. Home price growth reaccelerated in late 2021 despite rising interest rates, resulting in the lowest market leverage on record. However, affordability has worsened, with 25.8% of median income now needed for an average home purchase. Additionally, the housing market faces a significant shortage of active listings, with 500,000-750,000 fewer homes available compared to pre-pandemic levels.
- Record tappable equity increase of $2.6 trillion, reaching $9.9 trillion.
- 35% annual growth rate in homeowner equity.
- Lowest total market leverage recorded, below 45%.
- Reaccelerated home price growth with a 0.84% increase in December.
- Affordability declines to the worst levels since 2008, requiring 25.8% of median income for home purchases.
- Active housing market listings are down by 500,000-750,000 compared to 2017-2019 levels.
- Refinance candidates decreased by 45% to less than 6 million.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Data & Analytics division of Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE:BKI) released its latest Mortgage Monitor Report, based upon the company's industry-leading mortgage, real estate and public records datasets. After a year of historic home price gains, homeowners' tappable equity – the amount available for a mortgage-holder to access while retaining at least a
"Home price appreciation over the course of 2021 was unlike anything that's come before, and the incredible growth we've seen in homeowner equity is testament to that fact," said Graboske. "The aggregate total of
"That same daily data suggests the trend continued in January – even as interest rates began to spike. The interplay between prices and rates has significantly impacted affordability and borrower buying power in recent weeks. It now takes
This month's Mortgage Monitor drills deeper into the current for-sale inventory crisis and its effects on the wider market. Analyzing Collateral Analytics data alongside industry consensus estimates, the report finds the number of new homes hitting the market has run a deficit for 30 consecutive months. After seeing the shortage of active listings improve from -
Rising rates have also impacted refinance incentives, accelerating the shift to an equity-centric refi market. In the first weeks of the year, the market has seen a population of 11 million high-quality refi candidates cut down to less than 6 million – a
About the Mortgage Monitor
The Data & Analytics division of Black Knight manages the nation's leading repository of loan-level residential mortgage data and performance information covering the majority of the overall market, including tens of millions of loans across the spectrum of credit products and more than 160 million historical records. The combined insight of the Black Knight HPI and Collateral Analytics' home price and real estate data provides one of the most complete, accurate and timely measures of home prices available, covering
Black Knight's research experts carefully analyze this data to produce a summary supplemented by dozens of charts and graphs that reflect trend and point-in-time observations for the monthly Mortgage Monitor Report. To review the full report, visit: https://www.blackknightinc.com/data-reports/
About Black Knight
Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE:BKI) is an award-winning software, data and analytics company that drives innovation in the mortgage lending and servicing and real estate industries, as well as the capital and secondary markets. Businesses leverage our robust, integrated solutions across the entire homeownership life cycle to help retain existing customers, gain new customers, mitigate risk and operate more effectively.
Our clients rely on our proven, comprehensive, scalable products and our unwavering commitment to delivering superior client support to achieve their strategic goals and better serving their customers. For more information on Black Knight, please visit www.blackknightinc.com/.
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