Black Knight: Tappable Equity Rises $1 Trillion in Q2 2021 Alone to Hit All-Time High of $9.1 Trillion; Quarter Also Sees Largest Volume of Cash-Out Refis in 15 Years
On September 8, 2021, Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE: BKI) released its Mortgage Monitor Report, revealing a significant growth in tappable equity among U.S. homeowners. In Q2 2021 alone, tappable equity surged by $1 trillion, reaching an all-time high of $9.1 trillion, a 37% increase year-over-year. The report highlights rising home values, which increased nearly 20% from the previous year. Additionally, cash-out refinances reached their highest volume in nearly 15 years, although retention remains challenging for servicers.
- Tappable equity grew by $1 trillion in Q2 2021, reaching an all-time high of $9.1 trillion.
- Home values increased nearly 20% year-over-year, boosting homeowner equity.
- Cash-out refinances hit their largest quarterly volume in nearly 15 years.
- Mortgage originations fell 5% from Q1 2021.
- Cash-out refinances are difficult to retain within servicer portfolios.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 8, 2021 /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. With full Q2 data in and analyzed, this month's report looks at incredible growth in the nation's levels of tappable equity -- the amount available for homeowners with mortgages to borrow against while still retaining at least
"Tappable equity grew an astonishing
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In looking at Q2 origination data, the report also found signs that homeowners may be less hesitant to tap their stores of available equity. While mortgage originations fell by
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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