After hitting a low of $6.45 trillion in the final three months of 2011, Americans’ combined home equity jumped nearly $1.3 trillion during the next nine months to $7.71 trillion — a 20% gain — according to the “flow of funds” quarterly estimate released in December by the Federal Reserve.
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Home equity growing after five years of stagnation
January 7, 2013, 10:07am
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