Black Knight: Tappable Equity Surges $254 Billion in Q3 to All-Time High of $9.4 Trillion as Cash-Out Refinance Borrowers Pull Largest Quarterly Volume of Equity in 14 Years
Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE:BKI) announced its latest Mortgage Monitor Report, highlighting a record $9.4 trillion in tappable equity for homeowners as of Q3 2021. This represents a staggering $250 billion increase from the previous quarter, with a 32% rise year-over-year. Homeowners accessed their equity at the highest rate in over 14 years, with cash-outs making up 54% of all refinances. Despite rising home prices and interest rates, the current market shows significantly lower leverage and improved borrower credit scores compared to the pre-Great Recession era.
- Tappable equity reached $9.4 trillion, a record high.
- $250 billion increase in tappable equity from Q2 2021.
- Homeowners tapped into equity at the highest rate in over 14 years.
- Average homeowner's equity stake rose by $53,000.
- Cash-outs accounted for 54% of all refinancing.
- Lower average mortgage debt-to-home value ratio at 45.2%.
- Higher borrower credit scores compared to 2005.
- Monthly mortgage payments to purchase the average home jumped nearly 25% since the start of the year.
- Current affordability ratio reaches 22.4% of median income, the highest since late 2018.
- Potential rise in 30-year rates could worsen affordability.
- Inventory shortages persist, contributing to upward price pressure.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 6, 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. Though the rate of home price appreciation has begun to slow in recent months, the explosive growth of the last few years has driven tappable equity – the amount available for a mortgage holder to access while retaining at least a
"Home price growth in the third quarter – while less than half that of Q2's history-making rate – added more than
"Data points like these inevitably, and understandably, lead to comparisons with the run-up to the Great Recession. It's therefore particularly important to note that the
This month's Mortgage Monitor also examines the impact of rising prices and interest rates on home affordability, finding that the monthly mortgage payment (principal and interest) to purchase the average-priced home with
A ratio higher than
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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