Negative equity happens when the value of an asset, like a car or home, is less than the remaining balance on the loan used to buy it. This is also known as being “underwater” or “upside down” on a ...

Homeowner equity gains have slowed across the United States, with more borrowers falling into negative equity as home price growth stalls, according to a new report from property analytics firm ...

The number of households in negative equity will jump by almost 50% over the next couple of years, leaving thousands as potential mortgage prisoners with homes that are hard-to-sell or remortgage.

Negative equity occurs when your home's value sinks below the amount you owe on it (from your mortgage or other home loans). Having negative equity can make it difficult to sell or refinance your home ...

That does not mean the vehicles are submerged. In a sense, the drivers are. More than one in four trade-ins had negative equity in the third quarter of 2025, Edmunds reports. In auto industry parlance ...

That does not mean the vehicles are submerged. In a sense, the drivers are. More than one in four trade-ins had negative equity in the third quarter of 2025, Edmunds reports. In auto industry parlance ...

Two elements of auto financing clearly surfaced when Edmunds reviewed its second-quarter data. Analysts found that negative equity is still a notable factor, and consumers are often seeking elongated ...

Along with more insight about how much negative equity is an industry hurdle, the latest auto finance data from Edmunds highlighted how affordability challenges triggered by stubbornly high interest ...