U.S. Households Losing Home Equity Fastest (Forbes)
Twenty cities in which homeowners’ properties have lost the most value in the last year.

More home sellers accepting losses, firm says (The News Journal)
Almost one-third of U.S. homeowners who bought in the past five years now owe more on their mortgages than their properties are worth, according to Zillow.com, an Internet provider of home valuations.

45 Percent of 2006 Home Buyers Underwater (US News & World Report)
Zillow s latest report shows that an alarming number of American homeowners face negative equity.

Bank Stocks Drop Anew Amid Worry - Wall Street Journal
Bank Stocks Drop Anew Amid WorryWall Street Journal - 17 hours agoThe same home sold for $215000 in 2003; two years later, the owners refinanced the home for $408500, apparently to extract cash from their home equity at a …

Seniors: How the New Housing and Recovery Act Can Affect You - FOXBusiness
Seniors: How the New Housing and Recovery Act Can Affect YouFOXBusiness - Aug 12, 2008Today's reverse mortgages are called Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) and are insured by the Federal Housing Administration. …