A good portion of every family’s wealth comes from the equity in the home they live in. As the value of their home (an asset) increases so does their equity. Let’s look at a possible case scenario based on the latest HPES.
Here is a chart showing the survey’s projections on annual appreciation over the next five years:
We then looked at the five-year impact this would have on the equity of a family that purchased a home in January for $250,000:
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