Over 80,000 homeowners, or 27% of all homeowners with a mortgage, in St Louis County are seriously underwater on their mortgage meaning the total balance of their mortgages represents 125% or more of the current value of their home. In addition, there are 53,548 homeowners, or 18% of all homeowners with a mortgage, in St Louis County that have mortgage balances between 90% and 110% of the value of their home, according to data just released by RealtyTrac.
As the table below shows, for the St Louis MSA, 21% of homeowners with a mortgage are underwater and 19% have “resurfacing equity” (mortgage balances equal 90% – 110% of the value of their home). Of the 5-county core St Louis market, St Charles County has the lowest percentage of seriously underwater homeowners at 10% and St Louis County has the highest at 27%.
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