Homeowners Have More in Equity, But Mood Soured by Rising Mortgage Rates
Home prices have been rising for 53 straight months, lifting millions of borrowers from underwater on mortgages.
In the first three quarters of 2016 alone, howeowners added $837 billion in total equity.
But apparently those gains are not enough to counter the negative effects of rising mortgage rates.
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