Quotable Notable Market Stats

Some interesting stats on today's real estate market, perfect sound bites to share when people ask you what your opinion is...

• 76 million households in the US own their own home, 24 million of them are owned free and clear.
• 52 million households with mortgages, 97.2% of those are NOT in foreclosure, 93.8% of those ARE current on their payments.
• 20% of homeowners with a mortgage owe more than their homes are worth.
• 40% of all foreclosures are non-owner occupied.